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| Aug.10 |
Microsoft in $7m spam settlement
| 2004 |
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| Mar.24 |
Microsoft hit by record EU fine. European Union
| 2000 |
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| Apr.4 |
Microsoft loses antitrust suit| Washington: Microsoft is confident that it will eventually overturn the decision by a judge that it violated anti-monopoly laws | |
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.25 |
Bill Gates new project: Farming 
Switzerland: Microsoft billionaire announced a new direction as he pledged $306 million in grants to develop farming in poor countries
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| 2014 |
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| Sep.15 |
Microsoft pays $2.5bn for Minecraft maker Mojang. Sweden
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| Apr.25 |
Microsoft and Nokia complete mobile phone unit deal
| 2013 |
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| Sep.2 |
Microsoft to buy Nokia phones unit
| 2011 |
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| May.10 |
Microsoft buys phone firm Skype Microsoft has confirmed that it has agreed to buy internet phone service for $8.5bn, making it Microsoft's largest acquisition
| 2008 |
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Microsoft wants to purchase Yahoo| Microsoft has offered to buy the search engine company for $44.6bn in cash and shares. The offer is 62% above Yahoo's closing share price | |
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Microsoft to help track legalised marijuana sales Microsoft has teamed up with Kind Financial, which helps businesses and government agencies track sales of legalised marijuana 'from seed to...
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Bill Gates tops Forbes rich list Bill Gates has been declared the richest man in the world for the 16th time by Forbes magazine's annual ranking of global billionaires
| 2014 |
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| Oct.10 |
Microsoft boss rues female pay gaffe
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| Aug.19 |
Former Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer leaves firm
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| Aug.12 |
LA Clippers sold to ex-Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer. Los Angeles
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| May.29 |
Microsoft's ex-CEO Steve Ballmer 'wins Clippers bid'. Los Angeles
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| Mar.3 |
Bill Gates regains 'world's richest' tag
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| Feb.4 |
Microsoft names Nadella as new boss 
| Indian-born Satya Nadella is currently Microsoft's head of Cloud and Enterprise. He takes over from Steve Ballmer who announced plans to step down | |
| 2013 |
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| Aug.23 |
Microsoft chief Ballmer to retire
| 2006 |
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| Jun.25 |
Buffett gives $30 billion Gates Foundation 
USA: Buffett, 75, plans to commit 10 million class B shares of Berkshire Hathaway, to Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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| Jun.15 |
Gates to end daily Microsoft role Bill Gates will end his day-to-day role as head of software giant by July 2008 to spend more time at his charity
| 2000 |
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Microsoft CEO Gates Steps Down| Seattle: Bill Gates is handing the reins to his former Harvard classmate, Steve Ballmer, the company's president | |
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Microsoft in $40bn share buyback
| 2001 |
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| Apr.21 |
Gates toppled as world's richest Microsoft billionaire has been ousted as the richest by Walton, the chairman of the Wal-Mart retail empire
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| Jul.17 |
Microsoft set to axe 18,000 jobs Microsoft is to cut up to 18,000 jobs marking the deepest cuts in the technology firm's 39-year history. The bulk of the cuts will be in its phone unit Nokia
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| 2015 |
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| Jan.21 |
Windows 10 to get 'holographic' headset and Cortana
| 2014 |
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| Dec.25 |
Xbox and PlayStation online crash
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| Sep.30 |
Microsoft unveils Windows 10
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| Jul.28 |
China regulators visit Microsoft offices
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| Apr.7 |
Windows XP security deadline arrives
| 2013 |
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| Dec.9 |
Tech firms seek US surveillance reform. San Francisco Bay Area
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| Nov.17 |
Search engines to block abuse images Leading search engine companies Google and Microsoft have agreed measures to make it harder to find child abuse images online
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| Jun.19 |
Microsoft U-turn in Xbox games row
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| Jun.11 |
Tech firms urge security transparency | Google, Facebook and Microsoft have asked the government to allow them to disclose the security requests they receive for handing over user data | |
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| May.30 |
Start button returns to Windows 8
| 2012 |
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| Oct.29 |
Windows Phone 8 operating system launched
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| Oct.24 |
Microsoft to make more hardware
| 2010 |
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| Jan.16 |
Germany issues Explorer warning Berlin: The German Federal Office for Information Security has warned web users to find an alternative browser to Internet Explorer
| 2009 |
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| Jul.29 |
Microsoft and Yahoo seal web deal Yahoo and Microsoft have announced a long-rumoured internet search deal that will help the companies take on chief rival Google
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Microsoft bounty for worm creator A reward of $250,000 has been offered by Microsoft to find who is behind the Downadup/Conficker virus
| 2008 |
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| Oct.28 |
Microsoft delivers pre-beta Windows 7 Los Angeles: At its Professional Developers Conference, Microsoft delivers a pre-beta release to developers, and to release a full beta early in 2009
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Microsoft walks away from Yahoo Microsoft has dropped its 3-month-old bid to buy internet firm because the two sides cannot agree on an acceptable sale price
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| Feb.27 |
EU fines Microsoft record $1.4bn European Union: The European Commission has fined US computer giant for defying sanctions imposed on it for anti-competitive behaviour
| 2006 |
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| Jul.21 |
Zune challenge beckons for iPod Microsoft is developing a 'ortable music player which will compete directly with Apple's iPod
| 2003 |
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| Nov.5 |
Anti-virus fight gets cash boost
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Computer worm blocks ATMs. USA
| 2001 |
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| Nov.2 |
Microsoft reaches anti-trust deal Washington: Microsoft would be obliged to provide rivals with information about middleware products
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| Oct.25 |
Windows XP hits the streets Microsoft has launched the latest version of its main product using a $250m marketing drive
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| Sep.6 |
Feds drop Microsoft breakup. Washington
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| Jun.28 |
Court vacates Microsoft ruling. Washington
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