ElI5: Why was so special about Windows 95, what made it a 90s pop culture touchstone?
In: Technology
Windows 3.1 was already easy to use. The problem was, not everyone had it, and it was expensive.
Windows 95 merged DOS and Windows into one big Operating system, where previously they had been two separate operating systems. Before this, as an application developer you had to target the largest customer base. That was DOS (you had to have DOS to be able to run windows, after all).
Windows 95 made Windows the default OS. So developers could write their new applications just for Windows. New computers would release with Windows 95, and these were the people buying new applications.
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