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