Bill Gates Spent the Best Money of His Life 30 Years Ago Today
soften out the beer , MS - DOS turns 30 today . On July 27 , 1981 , Microsoft purchased QDOS from Seattle Computer Products . It was kind of a good muckle . When IBM came to Microsoft asking for a 16 - moment operating system of rules , the company had to scramble to get one together . Rather than writing a new one from the ground up , it turned to Seattle Computer Products and its existing 86 - DOS ( aka QDOS ) , and grease one’s palms a non - exclusive license for $ 25,000 ....