The early success of Microsoft was cemented by the release of which software product:

Microsoft’s early success was cemented when it supplied MS-DOS for IBM’s first personal computer, released in 1981. The IBM PC’s popularity helped make MS-DOS widely used and established Microsoft as a major software company. Altair BASIC was an important early product, but MS-DOS for the IBM PC was the pivotal release described here.

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