Microsoft was originally contracted by IBM to develop an operating system for PC. Yes, THE original IBM PC that gave PC it’s name. The IBM PC/DOS {and MSDOS} are basically results of this (they completed with CP/M and DR-DOS).
Microsoft and IBM had a partnership on PC operating systems until they parted with IBM OS/2 and Windows NT
I’m typing all of this from memory so go to Wikipedia for accurate shit
And IBM asked for Microsoft to do the operating system because they had just survived an anti trust trial, and didn’t dare release a system with their own OS for fear of reigniting the anti trust case
Microsoft was originally contracted by IBM to develop an operating system for PC. Yes, THE original IBM PC that gave PC it’s name. The IBM PC/DOS {and MSDOS} are basically results of this (they completed with CP/M and DR-DOS).
Microsoft and IBM had a partnership on PC operating systems until they parted with IBM OS/2 and Windows NT
I’m typing all of this from memory so go to Wikipedia for accurate shit
And IBM asked for Microsoft to do the operating system because they had just survived an anti trust trial, and didn’t dare release a system with their own OS for fear of reigniting the anti trust case
Otherwise PCs would have shipped with Unix
Considering the hardware of the PC, fat chance Unix would run. They’d have to make a very cut down somewhat unix- resembling OS
Unix ran on weaker hardware than the 80286. Unix is old