At present, Office still retains its sizable market share and popularity. Unrivaled for so long in both its offerings and capabilities, Office is often seen as the gold standard in productivity software. What followed has been nothing short of success after success for Microsoft Office. And by 1993 Microsoft had secured itself as the most widely used GUI operating system, with Office outperforming similar suites in WordPerfect and Lotus 1-2-3 to command a dominating market share. By 1992, Microsoft had launched Windows 3.1, adding database software Access to Office as they did. Two years later, Microsoft Office released for Windows 3.0, bundling together the already impressive productivity software Microsoft Word alongside Excel and PowerPoint. During CES precursor COMDEX’s 1988 show, Microsoft became rivals to software such as StarOffice or AppleWorks by throwing its hat into the office suite ring.
