Windows 1.0 officially released to the public 40 years ago today (November 20), and despite its age, still has some common similarities with what users can expect from the operating system today.

In the past, have you bought an iPad and an accessory keyboard to use like a little budget Apple computer? Don’t do it again! Just buy a MacBook Neo. Learn from my mistake.

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