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Date | Event |
1975 | Microsoft founded |
Jan. 1, 1979 | Microsoft moves from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Bellevue, Washington |
June 25, 1981 | Microsoft incorporates |
Aug. 12, 1981 | IBM introduces its personal computer with Microsoft's 16-bit operating system, MS-DOS 1.0 |
Feb. 26, 1986 | Microsoft moves to corporate campus in Redmond, Washington |
March 13, 1986 | Microsoft stock goes public |
Aug. 1, 1989 | Microsoft introduces earliest version of Office suite of productivity applications |
May 22, 1990 | Microsoft launches Windows 3.0 |
Aug. 24, 1995 | Microsoft launches Windows 95 |
Dec. 7, 1995 | Bill Gates outlines Microsoft's commitment to supporting and enhancing the Internet |
June 25, 1998 | Microsoft launches Windows 98 |
Jan. 13, 2000 | Steve Ballmer named president and chief executive officer for Microsoft |
Feb. 17, 2000 | Microsoft launches Windows 2000 |
June 22, 2000 | Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer outline Microsoft's .NET strategy for Web services |
May 31, 2001 | Microsoft launches Office XP |
Oct. 25, 2001 | Microsoft launches Windows XP |
Nov. 15, 2001 | Microsoft launches Xbox |
Jan. 15, 2002 | Bill Gates outlines Microsoft's commitment to Trustworthy Computing |
Nov. 7, 2002 | Microsoft and partners launch Tablet PC |
Jan. 16, 2003 | Microsoft declares annual dividend |
April 24, 2003 | Microsoft launches Windows Server 2003 |
Oct. 21, 2003 | Microsoft launches Microsoft Office System |
July 20, 2004 | Microsoft announces plans to return up to $75 billion to shareholders in dividends and stock buybacks |
Nov. 22, 2005 | Microsoft launches Xbox 360 |
July 20, 2006 | Microsoft announces a new US$20 billion tender offer and authorizes an additional share-repurchase program of up to $20 billion over five years |
Jan. 30, 2007 | Microsoft launches Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office System to consumers worldwide |
Feb. 27, 2008 | Microsoft launches Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 |
June 27, 2008 | Bill Gates transitions from his day-to-day role at Microsoft to spend more time on his work at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
June 3, 2009 | Microsoft launches Bing decision engine |
Oct. 22, 2009 | Microsoft launches Windows 7 |
June 15, 2010 | Microsoft launches general availability of Office 2010 |
Nov. 4, 2010 | Microsoft launches Kinect for Xbox 360 |
Nov. 10, 2010 | Microsoft launches Windows Phone 7 |
Nov. 17, 2010 | Microsoft announces availability of Microsoft Lync |
June 28, 2011 | Microsoft launches Office 365 |
Oct. 13, 2011 | Microsoft closes its acquisition of Skype |