![Copies of Microsoft's new operating system, Windows XP Pro, roll off the packaging line in Greeley, Colorado, October 10, 2001 as the company makes last minute preparations for the Windows XP worldwide Copies of Microsoft's new operating system, Windows XP Pro, roll off the packaging line in Greeley, Colorado, October 10, 2001 as the company makes last minute preparations for the Windows XP worldwide](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D47B8K/copies-of-microsofts-new-operating-system-windows-xp-pro-roll-off-the-packaging-line-in-greeley-colorado-october-10-2001-as-the-company-makes-last-minute-preparations-for-the-windows-xp-worldwide-launch-october-25-2001-microsoft-expects-high-consumer-demand-will-spark-an-increase-in-technology-spending-just-in-time-for-the-holiday-season-2D47B8K.jpg)
Copies of Microsoft's new operating system, Windows XP Pro, roll off the packaging line in Greeley, Colorado, October 10, 2001 as the company makes last minute preparations for the Windows XP worldwide
![Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft, holds a master copy of the Windows XP program as he announced August 24, 2001 in Redmond, Washington, that the program will be Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft, holds a master copy of the Windows XP program as he announced August 24, 2001 in Redmond, Washington, that the program will be](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3AH7Y/bill-gates-chairman-and-chief-software-architect-of-microsoft-holds-a-master-copy-of-the-windows-xp-program-as-he-announced-august-24-2001-in-redmond-washington-that-the-program-will-be-released-to-manufacturing-with-development-of-the-software-now-complete-windows-xp-is-scheduled-to-go-on-sale-october-25-2001-simply-put-windows-xp-is-the-best-operating-system-microsoft-has-ever-built-said-gates-jcmmr-2D3AH7Y.jpg)
Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft, holds a master copy of the Windows XP program as he announced August 24, 2001 in Redmond, Washington, that the program will be
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