Well as it happens a simple Google of early MAc updates somes with some very interesting results. Macs First OS (I think) was simply called System 1 which had a little folder creation error which required the release of system 1.1 as early as 1984
There is quite a list of such patches under Mac
http://applemuseum.bott.org/sections/os.html
Quote:
System 1.0, Finder 1.0
Released: January 24, 1984 | Size: 216k | Download
Screenshots: Desktop, Desktop Accessories, Notepad, Scrapbook, Menus
Hard to believe that the OS that started a computer revolution was only 216k, including the 42k Finder. This was the combined effort of the geniuses at Apple Computer in the early '80s. The original Mac OS was simple and easy to use, a pleasant surprise to computer users who tried it for the first time. The Finder is very familiar, but some of the menu options are unrecognizable. The desktop accessories, which included Calculator, Alarm Clock, Puzzle, Key Caps, Control Panel, Notepad, and Scrapbook were there just like today, under the Apple menu. These were all installed in the System Folder, which also harbored the fonts. The entire System was shipped on a 400k disk with the first Mac 128k models, and also included a separate tutorial disk that taught you how to use the mouse (a device alien to most all users at the time) called Mousing Around, which later became Mac Basics. Even though it was a breakthrough in interface design, System 1.0 also had many headaches and inconsistencies. Most apparent was the copying of disks, which would take up to 20 minutes and countless disk swaps (partly due to the Mac's limited memory). Rebuilding the desktop back then removed all your folders, putting all files at the root level of your disk. Also, the tutorial was incompatible with System 1.0, and a patched version of the System had to be included with the tutorial disk to avoid crashing. You also could not create a new folder. Instead, an folder named "Empty Folder" always existed on the root level of any Mac-formatted disk. When you renamed it, a new "Empty Folder" would appear. These problems caused the prompt release of System 1.1.
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Windows did not hit the market till 1985
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows
guess its not just Bill Gates to blame after all