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92 Moments
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1996
Release of Microsoft Office 97
19 Nov 1996
Release of Windows CE 1.0
16 Nov 1996
1995
Microsoft Launches Windows 95 Operating System
24 Aug 1995
Bill Gates' Internet Tidal Wave Memo
26 May 1995
Launch of Microsoft Bob Graphical Interface
Mar 1995
1994
Microsoft's New Slogan for Windows 3.x
1994
1993
Windows became most widely used GUI
1993
End of Apple v. Microsoft legal case
1993
Release of Windows for Workgroups 3.11 and Windows NT 3.1
27 May 1993
Launch of Microsoft's Encarta Encyclopedia
22 Mar 1993
1992
Windows for Workgroups 3.1 released
27 Oct 1992
1991
Establishment of Microsoft Research Organization
1991
Bill Gates Announces OS/2 Partnership to Employees
16 May 1991
1990
Launch of Windows 3.0 Operating System
22 May 1990
1987
Microsoft Releases First Version of OS/2
Dec 1987
Acquisition of Forethought and PowerPoint Development
Jul 1987
1986
Microsoft's Sales Milestone in the 1980s
13 Mar 1986
Microsoft Moves Headquarters from Bellevue to Redmond Campus
16 Feb 1986
1985
First Retail Version of Microsoft Windows Released
20 Nov 1985
Development of New Operating System OS/2
1985
1983
Allen's Departure from Executive Role
1983
Launch of Microsoft Mouse in 1983
02 May 1983
1981
Microsoft and IBM Partnership for Operating System
19 Oct 1981
Origin of Microsoft and Its Founding
25 Jun 1981
1980
First Publicly Released Operating System by Company
25 Aug 1980
IBM approached Microsoft for IBM PC
Jul 1980
Steve Ballmer Joins Microsoft Company
11 Jun 1980
Introduction of the Z-80 SoftCard
Mar 1980
1979
Microsoft moves to Bellevue, Washington
01 Jan 1979
1978
Microsoft's first international office in Japan
01 Nov 1978
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