The History of Computing – Microsoft vs. Apple [Infographic]

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I use a PC (not willingly) for daily duties at my day job.  For all other tasks I use Apple products, an iPhone, iPad and MacBook Air.  Obsessed with Apple?  Definitely.  Seek an apology for it?  Unfortunately you won’t get one.  “Microsoft vs. Apple: The History of Computing” is a tremendous, exhaustive, look at the two companies from inception to today.

From the graphic’s creator, Manolution:

“In January of 1975 Bill Gates and Paul Allen called up Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems claiming to have a working BASIC interpreter for the MITS Altair 8800 microcomputer. While that claim was entirely fictitious, it took Gates and Allen just two months to create the product they claimed to already have.”

 

“With the launch of OSX Lion set for July 2011, more than a full year earlier than the scheduled release date of Windows 8 (the first entirely re-designed UI of a Windows OS since windows 95), it’s reasonable to assume the gap in stock pricing between the two companies will continue to grow for the foreseeable future.”

Your thoughts on Apple and Microsoft?  Which company’s products do you use most?

(click image for a MUCH larger view)