Gallery - 7 Days to Windows 10 - Microsoft Product Launches and Celebrities

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

July 22, 2015

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Over the 40 years of Microsoft's existence they have launched a lot of products.

Some of those have been very low key events while others have been huge productions and involved various celebrities and musicians.

The launch of Windows 10 next week is being planned as a series of fan events that will be held in Microsoft Stores across the US and other international locations. Some of the celebrities/sports figures appearing in those locations are Sugar Ray Leonard, OneRepublic, Andre Iguodala, Abby Wambach and Brian Cushing to name a few.

Since there is no big centralized Microsoft launch we though it would be fun to take a little trip back in time and see some of the folks who have helped launch Microsoft products in the past.

Do you have a Windows launch memory? Maybe you lined up for the midnight launch of Windows 95 like I did.  Let us know about it in the comments below.

Enjoy - there are just 7 days left until Windows 10.

 

About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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