<A target="_blank" href="http://technologizer.com/2010/11/22/the-ones-that-didnt-make-it-windows-failed-rivals/">When Windows 1.0 was released it didn't seem that thrilling. </A>Other user interfaces were on the market when Microsoft announced their intent to release a new system. But those companies ended up spending 2 years "competing" with Microsoft's vaporware.