Get your 20th Anniversary edition of Windows ... in Japan

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Get your 20th Anniversary edition of Windows ... in Japan

by Marc Perton Nov 18th 2005

Microsoft is apparently celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Windows (Windows 1.0 shipped on November 20, 1985), but only in Japan. The company will be releasing a special 20th Anniversary box, which in addition to including Windows XP, will feature a 20th Anniversary desktop theme, replica installation CDs for earlier versions of Windows (though, alas, no floppy replicas for the really old versions), Windows origami, stickers and even a beta copy of Windows Vista. A few random copies will also include packages autographed by Bill Gates, and some customers will be entered into a drawing for a trip to Redmond. The price for all of this limited-edition (only 9,999 copies will be made available) goodness? ¥28,140 yen ($235 USD). Or, of course, whatever the eBay market will bear.

[Via Engadget]

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Fabulo said 5:06PM on 11-18-2005

Japanese always get all the ~~totally useless~~good stuff!

Was there really a Japanese language version of Windows 1?

Ryerson Student said 9:17PM on 11-19-2005

yeah how come japanese gets the latest stuff?

Blue Balloon said 10:59AM on 11-21-2005

The rumor told me that MS give these special boxes to Japan for thank them for make XBox 360.

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