hostages are. no confirmation on who was behind the attackers group. the state of emergency is to be continued. mali has the country's full

support. checks on people entering and leaving the border zone. >> reporter: with the day's sport as french league football resumes amid high security. a week on from the attacks in paris a welcome to the news hour. a group linked to al-qaeda has claimed responsibility for a hostage stand off in mallee's capital which has left 27 dead. they burst through the radisson blu hotel and took about 170 people hostage. mali troops assisted by french special forces have entered the

hotel. the remaining hostages were freed. it is still unclear whether the gunmen remain on the top floors. the peace keeping mission is on the ground. two of the attackers in the siege have been killed. >> reporter: soldiers held an employee of the radisson blu out of the building after a hostage situation at a lasted hours. gunmen got inside shouting gold is great in arabic before taking 170 hostage. as the full extent of the attack became clear many here were in shock. as the malian presidential cut short a trip and influence home the government tried to reassure people. >> reporter: this morning the hotel was attacked. according to the information we have, there are two or three armed men who were able to walk into the hotel. we activated our crisis cell.

the cell heads of military and officials from foreign affairs and the security ministry. >> reporter: following an assault involving united nation troops as well as malian special forces, news came in of dead bodies in the hotel. one of those who did make it out alive told television it took a while to understand what was happening >> translation: at the beginning i thought it was fire crackers. i didn't think it was a hostage situation. it continued. we heard it around the hotel. >> reporter: an armed group compel split from al-qaeda north africa's preforming two years ago said it carried it out. the group said it wanted its fighters freed from the prisons. mallee has been in a political crisis for three years with a

rebellion in the north which led to french military involvement. many of those inside the hotel were working for foreign companies including national airlines. friday's events will raise new questions about how stable this country really is outside the hotel our correspondent joins us. what can you tell us? >> reporter: it's very much a very eerie scene here. there's no-one around, a few security guards and everything is at its tightest. the black car at the entrance, the bullets inside, even the blood on the third and second floor. we're assuming there were gunshots over there, but just before we arrived a series of bodies were taken out of the hotel. we still don't know if the terrorists bodies have been taken out yet, but very much we can see from here, from our standpoint, we're really at the

entrance of the hotel. we can see the french security forces, we can see malians really going from room to room, from floor to floor, taking up any type of little information to figure out how this happened. you have to remember this is really in the center of bamako. this is probably the most secure place in the capital. so the question on everybody's lips is how could it happened right here in the center of the capital it sounds to me like the security is ongoing. do we have confirmation about with whether there are any attackerss still in the hotel? >> reporter: there is no attackers in the hotel that are alive at this point. we're able to move very close to the scene. i'm literally just a few metres away from the entrance. really right now it's a crime scene. you can see the investigator

terse working on the situation-- investigators working on the sit yeggs. the black vehicle in front of the hotel, nothing has been moved. they actually walked into the hotel, not driving in, but walked in and started spraying shots on the ground floor. there's stretchers coming in now. there's bodies inside the building. this is a very big hotel. it's a seven-storey high building, one of the biggest hotels in town. there is a lot of work for the investigators to go from room to room to make sure that there isn't any dangerous explosive to secure the area and figure out how this happened. really the work is ahead and on the way to the hotel, it was really astonishing to see malians really going out on the

streets, going about their daily business. in a sign of defiance to say truer not scared of what just happened thank you for that. on the floor from outside the hotel in bamako. thank you. the attack on the radisson blu hotel is the latest incident in four years of growing instability. in october 2011 fighters from a minority formed a national liberation movement to begin a movement against the malian government in the country's north. five months later army over threw the government. a branch of al-qaeda moved out to northern areas in june 2012. in january the following year the french military began operations against fighters in the north after an appeal from mallee's government. in june 2013120,000 troops took over responsibility.

a peace deal broke down after just a few months. joining us is journalism and commentator formerly with the economic community. what is the significance in your mind of this attack? >> it is a very significant incident. the terrorists used to play their-- they're used to playing their own game hoping to atrack wide attention, worldwide. today has been their way. they know that if you fight, you don't have any chance to make an impact unless they do what at the did. the second issue, the country

mali remains a weak state that hasn't been able to recover problems over the past few ye s years. the attack today will destroy the prospect of economic recovery of plight cal stabilization and-- politicalisation let's talk about those who led this attack t how much do we know about the group that's claiming responsibility? >> of course, is an offshoot of al-qaeda. that has been very active in that part of mali, but they are not the only one. there are many rebels taking advantage of the weak state of the country, but what i see what is happening, you don't hear the african voices, the african

union is silent, you don't hear the chairman or anybody in the region, the president of the commission. nothing is done to cordon activities in order to address what has become a structure of problems that needs to be addressed with the country and foreign actors. french special forces and american special forces, not taking risks as, indeed, leaving a country that seems to be a failed state at this stage why is that the case? you said it's a structural problem. why is there a failure to cooperate in a broader sense and how challenging does it make it for the authorities to deal with these sorts of threats? >> it is a problem of leadership. it is a problem of capacity of

leaders, of come pe ten cease-- competencies. everybody is frightened across west africa. you don't have leaders to call on to discuss these issues, in rooting out terrorism. i think what we are facing is really people at the helm and who are running away from their responsibilities not living up to the challenges that have become the biggest challenge since independence in this part of the world 55 years ago. they don't have the capacities. they want to make money for themselves, live in a private

way, private iise in the area a not face the problems which have become most important. i believe the african union should address what is happening in mali and a summit to discuss how they are going to address the terrorists and get support of france, china and america, but they have become passive, silent as if they're not able to address this challenge that has been an attack that somehow has been responsible in the attack that they wanted to show i'm going to have to jump in on you. thank you very much for joining us with your analysis. >> welcome more on the reaction to the

mali attacks in a moment plus the sos village to help children or fanned by the dead lee ebola verse. -- or fanned by the deadly ebola virus. the way drug cheats are tackled worldwide ahead. the french president has fledgeed its support. the woman who died in a police raid in the city on wednesday didn't blow herself up. 26-year-old was one of three people killed in an apartment in the suburb of st denis along with the mastermind of last week's attack, abdel hamid

abaaoud. the third body hasn't been identified yet. >> reporter: these were the dreadful moments when it appears i.s.i.l.'s focus on french targets may have gone global. gunmen entered a five star hotel in the capital of the former french colony. they took hostages. there have been deaths. french forces on the ground would do what they can to help. >> translation: once again, terrorists want to mark their barbaric presence where they can. we needs to show our solidarity to our friend the country of mali. there are tourists, different nashlts because-- nasholds. >> reporter: at home in french another police-- french another police raid with people taken

away for questioning. this is said to be the mother and brother of the woman killed on wednesday when police raid an apartment in the paris suburb of st denis. the paris prosecutor has identified her, a cousin of abdel hamid abaaoud also killed in wednesday's raid and identified as the likely architect of last friday's attacks. a neighbour says she had been ill treated as a child before being removed from her parents by social services. >> translation: she was treated badly since her childhood. she slept attached to a heeder. she said she wasn't a muslim any more to avoid going back to her parents >> reporter: the prosecutor says a third person was discovered in the rubble, the identity unknown. it was intelligence that led

them to this apartment, but a lack of intelligence allowed the attacks to happen in the first place, something the french p.m. submitted poses serious questions. >> translation: we have learned that he was in the rubble in that apartment of st denis. the investigation has to continue to understand why this man with a warrant issued by belgium could cross so many borders in this ray >> reporter: in brussels european union interior and justice ministers have rallied to france's call for help meeting after french invoked the ue assistance pack for the first time ever >> europe is standing by france in the solidarity and compassion. this meeting in brussels is of great importance today. first of all, let me remind you

that what was down was operation of a counter terrorism. i believe the moment to make one more step forward and put the basis for the creation of a european intelligence agency. >> reporter: paris is back to business as usual in the rain, but everyone who passes the various attack sites takes the time to stop and look, perhaps light a candle or leave a message in utter silence. life goes on, of course, but the awful events of a week ago, the deaths of so many have triggered consequences in france and abroad that are only beginning to unfold the french senate has voted to extend the country's state of emergency for three months. it means that the police have more powers to carry out arrests and conduct raids without

warrants. authorities can also rick the movement of people and vehicles. the measures were approved by france's lower house on thursday. friday frars, mosques across france condemns the attacks. the french council of the muslim faith have asked preachers to condemn the attacks. reporting now from paris ground mosque. >> reporter: under extremely tight security and at a distance from the cameras, they entered the mosque. for the faithful it was day to let their prayers be heard. >> translation: we want to live in peace in a better world for the french people, the french muslims, for everybody, no matter their religion. >> reporter: it was clear how for many faith was being tested. >> translation: we were attacked because of what we are, because we're muslims, but we don't pay attention to the

attacks. we have to stay calm. the best muslim is the one who can stay calmest even in the worst situation, who can remain patient while facing these tests >> reporter: despite the cold and the rain, wore shippers who couldn't fit inside nonetheless prayed outside. the loudest here, not just that they condemn the attacks, but also that they would adhere to the values of the french republic. even though they came in peace, some would have been happy to fight. >> translation: i love france and if someone asks me tomorrow to go make war against those people, those fanatics who attacked paris, i would >> reporter: whyalla lee generals to both-- al-- while they stay close to their faith, both conviction and compassion will be needed more than ever

before the bataclan was one of the venues that came under attack last friday. emma haywood is there. a week on obviously. what is the mood like in paris looking back now on those attacks? >> reporter: very somwbre. the stream of light behind me. there have been hundreds of people coming here this evening to remember the 130 victims of those paris attacks. you can probably see some of the tributes flowers and candles and photographs as well of the victims. we are, as you said, outside the bataclan theatre where so many people were lost. of course it was a scene of such horror inside there on friday night. there were stories of the people who tried to help the victims across paris tonight hundreds of

people coming out to mark exactly a week since those attacks started. about an hour ago it was that moment and people here were very emotional, upset, obviously, back-up also there was a sense of defiance, that what happened will not change paris, but people will fight for their freedom and they would not be put down by what happened here what about the investigation into the attacks. obviously, it is ongoing. where are we with that? >> reporter: it is still very much an goning investigation. it transpired tored that the body of a third person inside that apartment where that long raid in st denis happened on wednesday. now, clearly, the authorities now want to know who that was and how they were involved. of course, salah abdeslam, one of the suspected attackers is

still at large a week on live from paris, thank you, a week on from those attacks. we're looking at live shots where people have been going to express their emotions in the aftermath of that attack. european union interior ministers meeting in brussels have agreed to tighten checks at the borders. france demanded those changes after the ring leadser was apparently able to slip through greece. a suicide bomber likely entered europe through the same route. the interior minister called for the creation of a european-wide intelligence agency. >> translation: the strengthening of border controls particularly in light of the terrorist threat is independsable for the security of european citizens. we have been asking for this which is why the commission has

agreed to table it by the end of the year to allow for systema c checks to be carried out on all who enter the area. this is a crucial change and there once more a strong demand of france has been satisfied. the control should be cross checked with the union sis data system, information system as well as inter polls database. this means there has to be a better exchange of information between member states and we need to have real time uploading of information and data systems to allow us to flag up foreign fighters paul brennan has the latest now from brussels. >> reporter: a very detailed examination and explanation there, but let me try and cut through to layman's terms some of the measures that he was referring to there. particularly the border controls. now, what we're talk you can

about here is the citizens, for example, who travel outside of the european union and then return, at the moment they're waved through by controllers. now, though, their passports will be swiped, their data will be taken and in that way a database will be built up of potentially fighters who travel out to syria and return to the european continent. at the moment the feeling is that they're not being tracked effectively enough. other measures that the border control side of things have come out with in brussels here today include a much, much tighter security regime on the edge of the area. what we're talking about is fingerprints being taken of every refugee and immigrant who enters the area. it's not happening at the moment. largely because the member states cannot cope. now there will be squads of specialist officers who will be sent to the hot spot areas with the necessary technology and to assist the local officers on the

ground so that concerns about jihadtists or radical foreign fighters being trained in syria and then somehow smuggling themselves back into the european area should be addressed by these kinds of measures a united state citizen has been released after spending 30 years after bars. he was given a life sentence after selling ski kretz to the israeli. his case has been a long-term cause in diplomatic issues between the two nations. >> reporter: the spy jonathan pollard left a prison under cover of darkness. his parole came almost 30 years to the day afternoon his arrest for selling a vast amount of classified intelligence to israel. he appeared in new york accompanied by his wife who he married while in prison.

he must check in with a parole officer weekly and may not leave the u.s. for five years. his case became an issue. president netanyahu hailed his release. >> someone who races case, i longed for this day. now after three long and difficult decades, he is being released. >> reporter: many people think he was punished too hard. >> i think he has served so many years in a prison with no real reason. >> reporter: over the course of 18 months he, a civilian analyst for u.s. alternatively intelligence, delivered-- naval

delivered documents to israeli officers. he was paid lots of money. he agreed single to a single charge of conspiracy in hopes of getting a lighter sentence. a 46 page classified letter was written to the judge detailing the severe damage that he his activities had done. he was sentenced to life. >> reporter: many israelis would no doubt like to give him a hero's welcome as soon as possible but the israeli government was not always so welcoming. back in 1985 as his spy scheme was unravelling and with the f.b.i. hot on his heels, he sought refuge at the am was eau here. he was turned away and left out in the cold

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rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. welcome back. top stories. the united nations said 27 people have died in the mali hotel attack. two of the hostage takers are killed. it is unclear whether there are gunmen still in the hotel. the hostages have been freed. pictures of troops entering the hotel with a group associated with al-qaeda has claimed responsibility. the french senate proves the state of emergency for three months following last week's attacks in paris.

let's take a look at the group claiming responsibility for the attack in mali. anal engineer i can'tn base group in the region. it is head this man here sought in aafghanistan and was the leader in al-qaeda but split from the group in 2012 to form his own group. the group has different factions. it is loosely connected to some of the group that raised up against the pt. joining us live in the stuart a security analyst steve park. thanks very much for joining us on the program. a few more details from our correspondent, but i think it's fair to say it is a confusing at the moment.

the attackers drive in a source of a cordon outside. he seemed to suggest they were on foot. either way it doesn't look like there was a huge amount of security in the foyer. >> yeah. we are unsure about that at the moment, but we will find out those details in the next 24 hours. prime importance for that, that perimeter cordon to work effectively we need the vetting process of who is coming into a hotel, especially in a sensitive area, but it is at the moment mali has just restabbed a half descent military presence at best with a depleted government and the radisson blu being in the dead center of mali in this very, very dangerous siege that has happened today. for what reason we don't know yet although we don't know what the motives are, obviously by attacking an international

hotel, this has brought many headlines. how does an international group or any kind of organizational company similar to that protect its guests in a situation like that >> that's the $64 million dollar question. you have to look at their lock down procedures when they have a threat coming on very quickly. it's just a few seconds but it's enough for the pa system to announce april lock down procedures need to be put into place. we need to consider safe rooms in these kind of facilities now. i'm not talking about every world in the world-- hotel in the world, but ones in the sensitive areas need this. we have seen ones attacked in various parts of the world and we need to learn from how quickly they come on board and how we vet the people that come into the hotel and who they are and what kind of identification they're carrying with them and

also supply the proper staff in order to deal with people, armed staff that have proper training that can make decisions without having to upset the customers as you say, this developed quite quickly and within a short period of time they rounded up 170. that is huge. we saw the special forces going in and many of the hostages survived. what about things we see in some parts of the world, middle east, pakistan, scanners, et cetera, the foyer. it's not always common but will we see? >> they're very, very expensive, couple behrsome, ugly-- cumbersome and look ugly. they may be there but people don't know hoop to use them.

that's a requirement for training. in front of house in a reception, there are other measures which can be made much more secure which would be ballistic glass, access-only lifts, fire protection doors that are closed and have ballistic protection on them so that the access to the first, second and third floors in this case would almost have been impossible or impenetratable and therefore as well with that lock down procedures so people can make their way to a safe room which is a predetermined room given to the guests when and if a problem should occur thanks very much for joining us. steve park security analyst. thank you for your analysis. the u.s. state department says although an armed group has claimed responsibility for that attack in mali, it is too early

to confirm whether this is actually the case >> it is an al-qaeda affiliated group. they claimed responsibility for the attack. it's an african group afill yeaed with al-qaeda. i don't have any more information. i'm not in a sphage to prove the veracity of that claim. this haul just happened, the mali government will investigate this let's go to live for us in washington dc. what else has the state department saying about what happened in mali today? >> reporter: what they did confirm is that all persons who are affiliated with the u.s. embassy in bamako are safe and are in a good secure situation. they also don't have any word at this hour of whether any americans who are in mal eye may have been injured or killed.

the investigation is just getting underway but they don't have any early indication that any americans were among the casualties. what they are saying, however, is that this is a situation that has really been bedeviling the government for some time, that is trying to deal with groups that have been trying to impose their own perverted version of islam on parts of the country and have led to a plot of political instability in the past several years. that said the u.s. does consider mali a very strong ally and it says it is prepared to proper assistance if the government were to ask for if any broader implications for u.s. policy in that part of africa? >> reporter: i think you will see if anything, it's just a doubling of the ongoing relationship in dealing with counter terrorism efforts, not just in mali is a part of the of

peace keeping, but other countries that have been dealing with groups that are either affiliated with al-qaeda or inspired by al-qaeda. the thinking is that this doesn't have anything to do with boko haram which has been doing a lot of damage in nigeria and other parts of the central africa, but they say this is going to redouble the u.s.'s efforts to help these countries which don't have the same sorts of resources to try and counter these sorts of groups thank you. a new case of ebola has been discovered in liberia which had been cleared free of the disease back in september. sierra leone was declared ebola free a week ago. some orphans who lost their parents because of the disease

lost their parents. >> reporter: this girl is nine years old. she has been staying with a foster family after both her parents dept from ebola. -- died from ebola. >> translation: i want to be a nurse when i grow up. i wish i was one now so i could have saved my mum and dad it's estimated there are almost six thousand orphans in sierra leone due to ebola. many face stigma and isolation even from family members of the the outbreak led to an increase in orphans. the ministry of social welfare has worked to encourage relatives to take them in. they do offer some financial assistance to families, but it still creates a challenge. >> we don't want this situation we are in. they throw children out. that is why we keep on monitoring. >> reporter: orphans from

across the country are getting a second chance. in this welcoming ceremony they're introduced to an sos village, an alternative to or fannages. not only will these children live here, but there is a place for them to play and a school to attend. there is still concern for other orphans. more than half have been placed with relatives so far. others are waiting for home in temporary care centers nationwide. the director worries some of those caring for orphans lack proper parenting skills. >> there child abuse in our society. these children actually are in a very difficult situation. so sierra leone faces a lot of challenges on that the ministry says they train and offer counselling. for now these children are in a

safe haven with the hopes for a brighter future for themselves and the country it has been a day of funerals in the occupied about west bank. 22 yeared palestinian has been buried in the village. it is close to jerusalem. he was shot in the head with clashes with ice rail eau troops. in hebron the a funeral of a 23-year-old. shot in the aftermath of a car ramming attack in west bank on thursday. one of the israelis who died in that attack has been buried in the occupied west bank. 49-year-old was one of three israelis killed on thursday in separate attacks by palestinians in the west bank and tel aviv. al jazeera has learned that the

australian navy has turned away a boat full of asylum seekers. et boat was within 200 minutes of the remote christmas island and it has been escorted back to sea by the navy. this is the second time a boat reached the area since 2013. >> reporter: we've spoken to a number of people who live on christmas island and saw this boat early morning friday their time just off christmas island, a small green and white boat. they weren't anal to say how many people were on board, but they said the boat was intercepted by an australian navy boat just a couple of hundred metres from shore and then escorted back out to sea after which they lost sight of it. australia's government won't confirm or deny any of this. their policy is not to comment on operational matters. but if it is the case, the boat of refugees has got within a couple of hundred metres from australian territory then it is significant because it will be the first time it has happened

in well over a year. australia's government has made much of the fact that they have stopped the boats of refugees from reaching australia through tough policies to deter refugees from getting on boats and trying to come to australia in the first place. if they arrive and succeed in getting through the government says they will be transferred immediately to what are, in effect, prisons in png or naru without a prospect of being resettled in australia. there have been cases where boats have been turned back in international waters. the crew even paid to turn around around take their passengers back to indonesia. this seems to have been intercepted from 200 from australian shore. what happens to them on board from here, we will see, but this is certainly an embarrassment for australia's government, evidence that they haven't stopped the boats in the way they claim they have much more is still to come including we look back at windows software as it celebrates turning 30.

in sport details of a record breaking effort of this cricketer. all this and more in a little bit.

welcome back. with argentina presidential elections looming on sunday, there's a lot at stake for latin america's third largest economy. the candidates makir and saoli take different proposes to debt and government spending. >> reporter: super boweler was

founded by his grandfather. he says he hopes it is still producing milk when he is a grandfather. producing milk rates a lot of employment. many generations have worked here. if we close tomorrow, they would be on the streets. i believe in country and hope for the best. thousands of farmers have closed in recent years because of the outgoing experts being hiked with tax. the amount he has paid for a litre of milk has dropped while costs has rieseen. agriculture is the only economic activity that generates income and improves payments. they need to let us produce. the potential in enormous. he says there has been no dialogue between the government and the agory cultural sector

since bitter stow dispute over taxes in 2008. there's not much that anyone can do about this weather, but whoever wins on sunday it will tackle several key economic issues, issues that have slowed growth for them and the rest of the country. those issues include annual inflation of around 25%, a complicated array of dollar exchange rates and unresolved foreign debt disputes. >> surely the economy will make an effect on everything, makri said this proceed longed regulation of the economy is generating much less growth than possible possible. >> reporter: opinion over economic policy appears to be equally divided, following a similar path with what they know as some adjustments or the option of reduced ghost spending

and more open markets. in the cities and here in the countryside argentina wait for the result with some trepidation all the day's sports news now with andy. >> reporter: thanks so much. football has resumed in france a week after the attacks in paris. the game is against germany. the stade de france was one of the targets. there was high security in place ahead of the game. away fans haven't been permitted to travel to any of the top two tear league games with police resources already stretched across the country. french champions on saturday, a one point threating to walk out when repeatedly questioned about the psychological impact of the paris attacks on his players. >> translation: despite the

images, despite the shark, despite being-- shock, being affected by these events, it's easier to say than do but our life goes on and we play football and our trade is that >> reporter: tributes will be offered at football games across europe over the next couple of days. a minute's silence here before the game began. after being involved at the game, germany's match on tuesday was then cancelled due to a security scare. the best club team in football will be crowned on saturday, chinese side host the athlete of the uae in the second leg of the final. hoping to become just the second team to lift the twice. the first leg finished goalless >> to win the trophy we have to score. we know this. we try during this period to prepare the team to play in the

way that we get the trophy. >> reporter: a man has appealed the 90 day f.i.f.a. ban. he was handed the provisional ban following an investigation in that he took claims. the suspension remains in place, the presidential election for f.i.f.a. will not be considered. the presidents of the international olympic committee has proposed an over haul of how athletes are tested for drugs. a european olympic bosses meeting. that followed a report by the world anti-doping agency w.a.d.a. alleging widespread drug use. the role of w.a.d.a. should change se says backers.

it is said they should have a drug unit that is independent of the organization itself as well as sport governing bodies. he suggests a professional intelligence gathering unit against doping should also be established and doping bans and penalties should only be re be handed-- handed down the arbitration of sports. >> there should be a system of sanctions would be centralised, cost efficient and lead to harmonyization among all sports and among all countries. >> reporter: neath has made it. he stops. he was a three set winner here. then the semifinals on saturday.

>> i think i competed well. i won a very tough match, good in terms of quality. i'm very happy now. i win against top eight players. >> reporter: right now they are in action. the win will play roger roger federer. he is currently serving at five two in the second. rory makroy is in a good position. he is looking to finish the year top of the european rankings. he hit 68 in dubai and is eight under par. danny willace is two shots further back. the leader of the turn meant is andy sullivan. he is a shot clear of the field

on 12 under. despite their world cup performance, the team has a bright future t australia's eddi jones is the first non-english coach to take on this job. he was in charge of australia when they reached the 2003 world cup final only to then lose to england. >> england have won two of the last three under 20s world cup so there's great talent out there. for me it's a great opportunity to catch these players. obviously, the team plays at twikenham which is a fantastic stadium full of supporters. i'm looking forward to the project ahead of us. >> reporter: the faster ever day century in a series win over pakistan. butler here reaching three

figures in just 46 balls. the quickest ever hundred against pakistan. he is on the all time list now. an 84 run win and a three one series victory. more sport for me later on, but that is it for now thank you. microsoft is celebrating 30 years of its windows operating system making its debut in 1985, windows 1.0. it wasn't especially innovative nor successful, but technology editor takes a look at it. >> reporter: back in 1985 most computers ran on - doctor computers ran on what's called a command line operating system. you had to manually input arcane instructions. it was simple back-up not at all user friendly. the most popular command line operating system was msdos which

came from microsoft. the reason it was popular because they had managed to licence it to ibm and dozens of other computer makers had followed suit. all that was about to change. if you can't get a computer to do anything but frustrate you. try the computer you already know how to use. apples macintosh was the first computer to use a graphics interface operating system with pull-down menus, mouse pointer and virtual buttons on the screen it revolutionised computing. >> it work more seamlessly. apple, they built the hardware and the software to run on it so it was far more seamless >> reporter: microsoft set to work to make a new os that

emulated the features of apple. this system was buggy crude and slow but it could run on many existing computers and crucially other people could and did develop programs for it. with windows it gave consumers the ability to choose different manufacturers of hardware. they can choose from hp or dell or other players at the time. if the only alternative was to choose apple and that was the hardware and software, so windows gave people more choice. >> reporter: microsoft has lost ground to apple as customers return to mobile devices. windows still runs on more than three quarter of the world's computers. it make computing to everyone on the planet. that dominance seems likely to continue for some time to come i love the familiar hum of

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