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⌨️Microsoft Word On this day (25 October) in 1983, #Microsoft released Microsoft Word for Xenix and MS-DOS; it was followed by four very similar versions that were not very successful. The first Windows version was released in 1989, with a slightly improved interface. When Windows 3.0 was released in 1990, Word became a huge commercial success (via Wikiperdia). #History 🚀@PerspectiveIX

📰#iXDailyBrief STAT ⚡️ Smartphones and tablets are expected to influence €620bn (£525bn) of retail sales in 2022 (Source: Forrester) INSIGHT 🤔 Social Media: to Enhance or to Compensate? prs.pctvix.co/2MLI5L8 OTHER NEWS 🤪 Young people still love #Twitter — as screenshots on #Instagram: t.me/iXNews/27957 🕶#Microsoft says it’s no longer planning #VR support on #Xbox: t.me/iXNews/27947 👻 Snap Maps update makes your Bitmoji’s world look a bit snazzier: t.me/iXNews/27938 💸#FacebookGroups may soon charge monthly subscription fees for access: t.me/iXNews/27925 🚫 Twitter suspends accounts that posted #Trump advisor's phone number: prs.pctvix.co/2tgbOnr — ☕️ If you like our channel, please support us with a coffee: prs.pctvix.co/2taiWBz 🙏 And thank you for the coffee, Anonymous! — "Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today." ― James Dean Ben, @iXNews

📰#iXDailyBrief STAT ⚡️ US adults will spend an average of 3 hours, 35 minutes per day on mobile devices in 2018, an annual increase of more than 11 minutes. By 2019, mobile will surpass TV as the medium attracting the most minutes in the US. (Source: eMarketer) INSIGHT 🎮 The Rise of the Video-Game Gambler: prs.pctvix.co/2MGDo5o OTHER NEWS 🎥#Instagram’s “IGTV” video hub for creators launches tomorrow: t.me/iXNews/27851 🎞 Long-form vertical videos are coming to #Instagram today: prs.pctvix.co/2t8UAZ8 🌊 A big marketer backlash to influencers is growing at #CannesLions: prs.pctvix.co/2tbAa1v 🗞#Microsoft rebrands news, expands distribution: prs.pctvix.co/2MGzpFY 💸 Korean crypto exchange Bithumb says it lost over $30M following a hack: t.me/iXNews/27852 — ☕️ If you like our channel, please support us with a coffee: prs.pctvix.co/2taiWBz — "A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new." ― Albert Einstein Don't be the person who made no mistake. Ben, @iXNews

​​💰The largest buys of tech’s Big Five: a look at M&A deals In startup land, the mandate is to get bought, go public or die trying. And, as far as getting bought goes, one of tech’s Big Five could be a desirable acquirer. They have a lot of weight to throw around. #Alphabet (the parent company of #Google), #Amazon, #Apple, #Facebook and #Microsoft account for a titanic amount of market value — close to $3.9 trillion at time of writing. The largest acquisition of each of the Big Five: 1. Apple: Beats Electronics ⇢ $3 Billion 2. Amazon: Whole Foods ⇢ $13.7 Billion 3. Alphabet: Motorola Mobility ⇢ $12.5 Billion 4. Microsoft: LinkedIn ⇢ $26.2 Billion 5. Facebook: WhatsApp ⇢ $19 Billion The chart below shows the number of acquisitions made by members of tech’s Big Five from 2007 through 2017. 🚀@PerspectiveIX ☕️prs.pctvix.co/2M8AAOb

​​📰#iXDailyBrief STAT ⚡️ 89% of social media messages to brands go ignored. The average response time for a brand to reply on social media to a user is 10 hours, while the average user will only wait 4 hours. (Source: Sprout Social) INSIGHT 📱 How #Instagram’s algorithm works: t.me/iXNews/26541 OTHER NEWS 💰#Microsoft is reportedly acquiring #GitHub: t.me/iXNews/26607 📺#YouTube confirms test of subscriptions feed driven by algorithm and not chronology, angering creators: prs.pctvix.co/2JnWE8V 🤔 Facebook accused of giving over 60 device makers inappropriate access to user data: t.me/iXNews/26631 EXTRA 🖥 How to watch today’s Apple #WWDC keynote: t.me/iXNews/26626 Will you be watching WWDC 2018? 👍 Yes 👎 No — "Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change." ― Stephen Hawking #MondayMotivation Ben, @iXNews

​​World Top 100 Brands according to Interbrand 1. #Apple 2. #Google 3. #Microsoft 🚀@PerspectiveIX 📸 Instagram: http://prs.pctvix.co/InstaIX 🐦 Twitter: http://prs.pctvix.co/TwitterIX