This is what Microsoft’s homepage looked back in 1994 when it was first launched, and its evolution during the following years.
Scroll down for a closer look at the seven first versions of Microsoft.com and some very retro web design.
April 1994 – August 1995
Daily page views: 124,655
Servers: 3
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August 1995 – November 1995
Daily page views: 391,243
Servers: 4
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November 1995 – June 1996
Daily page views:1,434,274
Servers: 6
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June 1996 – August 1996
Daily page views: 3,734,804
Servers: 12
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August 1996 – November 1996
Daily page views: 6,669,810
Servers: 16
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November 1996 – September 1997
Daily page views: 20,000,000
Servers: 19
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September 1997 – November 1998
Daily page views: 38,183,998
Servers: 29
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And for some perspective…
Today
Daily page views: Unknown, but Microsoft.com is the 17th most popular site in the world according to Alexa.com.
Servers: Unknown number.
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There’s been some evolution, we dare say. 🙂
Source: A Brief History of Microsoft on the Web.
