Microsoft’s first software application

October 1, 2024

Around this date 41 years ago, Microsoft released its very first software application. Was it … A.) Flight Simulator, B.) Excel, C.) Notepad or D.) Word?

The answer: D.) Word. It was the first word-processing software that relied on the computer mouse to work properly. The demo came from PC World, and it was the first time a magazine included a floppy disk.