Microsoft celebrates turning 46 with new retro-themed banner
Happy birthday, computing corporate entity.
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Yesterday, on April 4, someone had a birthday. That person was Robert Downey Jr. But it was also Microsoft’s birthday! It was likely the birthday of some friends and family members of yours as well, much like with any day on the calendar. But we’re here to specifically recognize Microsoft since, without that company, we wouldn’t have Windows 10, MS Paint, orXbox Game Pass.
In honor of the big event, Microsoft redecorated its Twitter profile with a snazzy new retro-themed banner to take users back in time to a day most of them are too young to have even been alive for.
Microsoft was founded on April 4, 1975.#NewProfilePicand banner to help us celebrate our 46 years in style. 🎉pic.twitter.com/oWym4uDi2RMicrosoft was founded on April 4, 1975.#NewProfilePicand banner to help us celebrate our 46 years in style. 🎉pic.twitter.com/oWym4uDi2R— Microsoft (@Microsoft)April 4, 2021April 4, 2021
The banner serves as a reminder that there was a time period when shades of orange were multitudinous and celebrated.
If you scroll through the replies to Microsoft’s birthday tweet, you’ll see a whole bunch of Microsoft product corporate Twitter accounts congratulating their father on its big day. While that stuff’s cheesy, it’s fun to look at the replies. Take, for example, Microsoft Bing’s heartwarming tweet and theall-star follow-upsthat came after it.
In conclusion, happy birthday once again, Microsoft. Thank you for thebest Xbox One controllerand some of the best gaming controllers in general. Thank you for theSurface Pro 7+ for Business. See you when you turn the big 47 in 2022.
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