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1. Microsoft’s execs welcome Windows 95 with a dance-off

That’s right, I told you Steve Ballmer was coming. The Windows 95 launch event is not only the most embarrassing keynote of all time, it’s the most iconic. To the tune of the Rolling Stones’ “Start Me Up,” Microsoft’s fearless leaders, already among the richest men in the world, lose their damn minds and dance like no one’s watching. But we were watching and there was no way to unsee it.