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Kevin Okemwa

Microsoft put Weezer’s Buddy Holly on Windows 95 just for "fun" — but only after a legal battle no one talks about

The Windows 95 logo, August 18, 1995 in New York.

In his ongoing Old New Thing series, Microsoft veteran software engineer Raymond Chen shared an intriguing story about why the Windows 95 CD included a wide range of multimedia extras. But also how the company managed to pull it off despite copyright hurdles that could have derailed the plan.

Back in the day, before Microsoft got obsessed with AI and started integrating the technology across its entire tech stack, Windows was seemingly cooler. However, the company is seemingly retracing its steps by listening to feedback from users with the aim of making Windows 11 better.

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