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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 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 5, 1998 - Microsoft acquires
LinkExchange Inc.
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
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.
1987 - Microsoft
purchases Forethought Incorporated. The company that developed the
presentation software PowerPoint.
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