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1995 - 2008
Microsoft Plus!
“Microsoft Plus!”
- Birth year
- 1995
- Shutdown year
- 2008
- Lifespan
- 13 years
- Peak era
- Company
- Microsoft
- Category
- Software
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What Was It?
Microsoft Plus! packaged optional desktop enhancements such as themes, screensavers, games, and multimedia extras. It made the appearance and personality of Windows something a user could deliberately add to.
The series is remembered less as one essential application than as a box of small changes that made a familiar PC feel different.
The Story
- 1995 The product era documented here begins in 1995. Microsoft Plus!
- 2008 Microsoft ended the Plus! enhancement-pack era as its remaining support lifecycle ended in 2008; related extras had moved into other Windows offerings.
How It Died
Microsoft ended the Plus! enhancement-pack era as its remaining support lifecycle ended in 2008; related extras had moved into other Windows offerings.
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