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The history of Microsoft Word is a long one. It was started in 1981 by Charles Simonyi and Richard Brodie. Micrsoft released their first program on October 25, 1983 for the IBM PC. Microsfot Word did not do very well in the beginning because businesses were hesitant to switch over from WordPerfect, to a new program that didn't offer many advantages. After making many changes and adapting they finally started to pick up sales. Eventually overtaking WordPerfect and their other competitors Microsoft became the market leader. After making many changes and putting out new programs every few years Microsoft Word became the staple for businesses to use.