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ADDRESS: Microsoft Corporation
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Redmond, WA 98052-6399
USA
COMPANY INFORMATION: Founded in April 4, 1975 by Bill Gates
and Paul Allen, today Microsoft is one of
the largest and most successful companies
in the world. Microsoft is the developer
and distributor of such software as
Windows 95, Microsoft Office, DirectX,
and numerous other programs and games.
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DirectX
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Microsoft Agent
Microsoft Backup
Microsoft Close Combat
Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator
Microsoft Deadly Tides
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Front Page
Microsoft Fury 3
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Paint
Microsoft Word
Mine Sweeper
MS-DOS
MSE
Plus!
Scandisk
Solitaire
Terminal
Windows 2000
Windows 3.x
Windows 95
Windows 95 Explorer
Windows 98
Windows CE
Windows FTP
Windows ME
Windows Minesweeper
Windows NT
Windows Solitaire
Windows Sound Recorder
Windows Media Player
Windows Movie Maker
Windows Vista
Windows XP
VBScript
Visual Basic
Company news
 Microsoft MS-DOS history.
 Microsoft Windows history.
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.

April 4, 1975 - Microsoft is founded.

 
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