Microsoft acquired the rights to Bliss in 2000, and from the company's widespread use of the photo as the official Windows XP wallpaper, it's speculated to be the most viewed photograph in history.

Except that Bliss is an icon -- a simple and untouched photograph that has become iconic, like a modern day version of Ansel Adams' moon rising over Yosemite's Half Dome.

Do you miss the familiar green hills, blue skies, and white clouds of the Windows XP default background? It can be yours in sweater form for $70, but act fast.

One serene image has been viewed by over one billion eyes, has been seen in videos of the White House and even the Russian government--the default Windows XP computer background. Even though ...

Talk about a screen shot. An official photo shared by the White House on Tuesday evening captured President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence meeting with Republican and Democratic ...

Today, on Windows XP's 23-year anniversary, it is both a nostalgic trip and a sorrowful reminder that it's probably time to update that OS. The most iconic, some would say best version of Windows ...

Microsoft has revealed the latest addition to its ugly retro-computing sweater series, and this year’s edition is the iconic Windows XP default wallpaper, complete with a blue taskbar.

This week, the White House became a switcher. As the new presidential team took over 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, they were met with outdated equipment still apparently running the sturdy old Windows ...

And to commemorate the end of support for Windows XP, Microsoft made a video about the photographer who took the iconic picture. Chuck O’Rear got the image in southern Sonoma County, north of ...

That's what happens when Microsoft buys one of your photos, names it, 'Bliss,' and makes it the default for Windows XP. "We're guessing billions of people have seen it because it's on 500 million ...