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May 10, 2011 -
Microsoft announces plans to acquire
Skype for $8.5 billion in cash.
March 14, 2011 -
Microsoft releases Internet Explorer
9.
July 29, 2009 - Microsoft and Yahoo! reach a
10-year deal to replace the Yahoo! search with
Bing.
June 3, 2009 - Microsoft launches the Bing search engine.
July 26, 2006 - Microsoft acquires Gteko research firm for $110 million.
July 18, 2006 - Microsoft acquires Winternals Software. December 16, 2004 - Microsoft purchases Giant Company Software, a developer of spyware software. July 15, 2004 - Microsoft announces it will purchase Lookout Software LLC. June 10, 2003 - GeCAD Software announces a definite agreement with Microsoft in acquiring GeCAD's antivirus technology. February 19, 2003 - Microsoft to acquire Connectix. January 21, 2003 - Microsoft to acquire PlaceWare. October 22, 2002 - Microsoft acquires Vicinity Corporation. September 29, 2002 - Microsoft buys British game developer Rare Ltd. for $375 million December 09, 2001 - Microsoft to buy Navision for $1.33 Billion. December 09, 2001 - Microsoft announces Windows NT 4.0 will be retiring by the end of July 2003. December 2001 - Microsoft files a trademark suit against Lindows.com. October 25, 2001 - Windows XP Home and Professional editions are released. June 5, 2001 - Microsoft ends free support for Office 97. May 30, 2001 - Microsoft releases Office XP. May 15, 2001 - Microsoft says Hotmail users top 100 million. May 3, 2001 - Microsoft acquires Ensemble Studios. April 30, 2001 - Microsoft to acquire NCompass Labs. April 12, 2001 - MSN reaches 5 million
user mark. April 11, 2001 - Microsoft office tool "Clippy" gets the pink slip. January 07, 2001 - Bill Gates unveils the Xbox. December 21, 2000 - Microsoft acquires Great Plains Software. December 5, 2000 - Microsoft to acquire Digital Anvil. September 18, 2000 - Microsoft acquires Pacific Microsonics Inc. September 13, 2000 - Microsoft acquires MongoMusic. July 12, 2000 - Microsoft acquires NetGames. June 19, 2000 - Microsoft Corporation today announced that it has bought Bungie Software Products Corporation for undisclosed terms. This move will allow Microsoft to release the highly anticipated game Halo, for its upcoming X-box. June 12, 2000 - Microsoft to acquire Driveoff.Com. February 29, 2000 - Microsoft to acquire Peach Networks. January 13, 2000 - Bill Gates relinquishes his title as CEO to Microsoft President Steve Ballmer. October 29, 1999 - Microsoft acquires Entropic. September 17, 1999 - Microsoft acquires Softway Systems. September 15, 1999 - Microsoft acquires Visio Corp. July 21, 1999 - Microsoft acquires STNC. July 1, 1999 - Microsoft acquires Sendit. June 15, 1999 - Microsoft acquires OmniBrowse Inc. June 7, 1999 - Microsoft to acquire ShadowFactor. April 26, 1999 - Microsoft acquires Jump Networks. April 19, 1999 - Microsoft acquires Access software. March 4, 1999 - Microsoft acquires CompareNet Inc. January 7, 1999 - Microsoft announces it will acquire FASA Interactive. December 1998 - Microsoft announces that Hotmail has hit over 30 million users. November
6, 1998 - Microsoft acquires the advertising company LinkExchange for $265
Million USD November 6, 1998. August 25, 1998 - Microsoft acquires Valence Research. April 28, 1998 - Microsoft to acquire MESA group. April 9, 1998 - Microsoft to acquire Firefly Network Inc. February 23, 1998 - Microsoft to acquire Flash Communications. January 3, 1998 - Microsoft completes buy of Hotmail, a deal with a speculated value of up to $400 million. July 7, 1999 - Microsoft acquires ZOOMIT. December 1997 - Microsoft announces it plans to acquire Hotmail a free e-mail service in December 1997. August 1997 - Microsoft is approved to acquire WebTV. August 5, 1997 - Microsoft announces acquisition of VXtreme. June 30, 1997 - Microsoft acquires LinkAge Software. June 13, 1997 - Microsoft acquires Cooper & Peters. May 7, 1997 - Microsoft acquires Dimension X. April 6, 1997 - Microsoft to acquire WebTV Networks. March 4, 1997 - Microsoft to acquire Interse. December 10, 1996 - Microsoft acquires NetCarta. November 20, 1996 - Microsoft acquires ResNova. June 11, 1996 - Microsoft acquires eShop Inc. April 15, 1996 - Microsoft acquires EXOS Inc. April 8, 1996 - Microsoft to acquire aha! software. March 12, 1996 - Microsoft announces the acquisition of Colusa Software Inc. March 1996 - Microsoft acquires Aspect engineering. 1996 - Microsoft VBScript is introduced. January 16, 1996 - Microsoft acquires Vermeer Technologies Inc. December 12, 1995 - Microsoft acquires Bruce Artwick Organization.
November 27, 1995 - Microsoft releases Internet Explorer
2.0 and officially starts the browser war between Netscape. October 16, 1995 - Microsoft acquires Blue Ribbon Soundworks. August 1995 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 1.0 is introduced. November 15, 1994 - Microsoft acquires One Tree Software. June 28, 1994 - Microsoft acquires Softimage Inc., this company is later sold to Avid Technology Inc. on June 15, 1998. June 1992 - Microsoft acquires with Fox Software for $173 Million.
May 2, 1991 - The domain microsoft.com comes
online. 1987 - Microsoft purchases Forethought Incorporated. The company that developed the presentation software PowerPoint.
November 30, 1985 - Microsoft releases the first version of
Microsoft Excel on the Apple Macintosh. March 29, 1984 - Microsoft creates a new hardware and peripheral division.
July 27, 1981 - Microsoft buys the rights for
QDOS from Seattle Computer Products (SCP) for
$25,000.
April 4, 1975 - Microsoft is founded.
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