从纯粹的财务角度来看，Windows 1.0并不算直接失败：截至1987年，它共售出约50万份。但这与微软想要成为操作系统主要供应商的目标相去甚远。若不是凭借MS-DOS这棵摇钱树，微软很可能会像此前其他图形界面开发商一样遭受重创，甚至可能倒闭。

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