Bill Gates: top ten greatest hits (and misses) - the Microsoft years

Engadget takes a quick look back at the top ten greatest (and not so great) products created on Bill-time.
Hits
- Internet Explorer (IE)Introduced 1995
- Media CenterIntroduced 2002
- MS-DOSIntroduced 1981, discontinued 2000
- OfficeIntroduced 1989 (on Mac), 1990 (on PC)
- PeripheralsIntroduced 1982
- Windows 3.1 / NT 3.5Introduced 1992 and 1994
- Windows 2000 and XPIntroduced 2000
- Windows CE / MobileIntroduced 1996
- Xbox and Xbox 360Introduced 2001 and 2005
- Visual BasicIntroduced 1991, discontinued 1998

Misses
- Auto PCIntroduced 1998, discontinued 2001
- Microsoft BobIntroduced 1995, discontinued 1996
- CairoIntroduced 1991 (but never released)
- MSN Music and URGEIntroduced 2004 and 2006, both fully discontinued 2008
- Origami / UMPCIntroduced 2006
- OS/2Dates: introduced 1987, discontinued 2006
- SPOT watches and MSN DirectIntroduced 2004, discontinued 2008
- Windows ActivationIntroduced 2001
- Windows MEIntroduced September 2000
- Windows VistaIntroduced 2007

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