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In 1980, Paul Allen negotiated the purchase of an obscure operating system called '''Q-DOS''' from Seattle Computer. The two licensed Q-DOS to [[IBM]], which became the deal of the decade. This transaction paved the way for Microsoft to dominate the PC Software Industry.<ref>[http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune-archive/1995/10102/206528/index.htm Q-Dos Deal of the Decade]</ref> Microsoft developed a new operating system called '''MS-DOS''' (Microsoft Disk Operating System).<ref>[http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/history MS-DOS]</ref>
In 1980, Paul Allen negotiated the purchase of an obscure operating system called '''Q-DOS''' from Seattle Computer. The two licensed Q-DOS to [[IBM]], which became the deal of the decade. This transaction paved the way for Microsoft to dominate the PC Software Industry.<ref>[http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune-archive/1995/10102/206528/index.htm Q-Dos Deal of the Decade]</ref> Microsoft developed a new operating system called '''MS-DOS''' (Microsoft Disk Operating System).<ref>[http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/history MS-DOS]</ref>
===Microsoft Incorporation===
===Microsoft Corporation===
On June 25, 1981 Microsoft was officially incorporated in Washington as a privately held corporation with Bill Gates as President and Chairman of the Board while Paul Allen as Executive Vice President.<ref>[http://www.thocp.net/companies/microsoft/microsoft_company.htm Incorporation]</ref> On August 12, 1981, IBM introduced its new Personal Computer using Microsoft's 16-bit computer operating system called MS-DOS 1.0.<ref>[http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa033099.htm investors.about.com]</ref>
On June 25, 1981 Microsoft was officially incorporated in Washington as a privately held corporation with Bill Gates as President and Chairman of the Board while Paul Allen as Executive Vice President.<ref>[http://www.thocp.net/companies/microsoft/microsoft_company.htm Incorporation]</ref> On August 12, 1981, IBM introduced its new Personal Computer using Microsoft's 16-bit computer operating system called MS-DOS 1.0.<ref>[http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa033099.htm investors.about.com]</ref>