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they are the major operating system in all computers world wide, coming in most languages, formats, companies etc...... they also closed down the market for apple in the beginning, but they came back up. They also used the browser internet explorer to stop the cost of buying one like Netscape and others. they pretty much took control of the computer market altogether.

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