Microsoft purchased Activision Blizzard in a record-breaking $69 billion takeover.
Microsoft's Internet Explorer was finally retired after twenty-six years.
Microsoft announced its plans to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion.
Bill Gates left the Microsoft board after founding the company four decades prior.
Microsoft purchased Nokia for $7.2 billion.
Microsoft announced the release of the Xbox One.
After two and a half years of Alpha and Beta development, the full version of Minecraft was released.
The much-anticipated Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was released for PC, PS4, and Xbox 360.
Microsoft released the Windows 7 operating system.
Bill Gates stepped down as chairman of Microsoft Corporation.
Storm Botnet sent a staggering 57 million emails.
Microsoft entered the video game market with the launch of its first game console, the Xbox.
Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ordered the breakup of Microsoft Corporation.
Microsoft released its operating system, Windows 95, to the public.
Bill Gates became the richest man in the world with a net worth of $12.9 billion.
Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft.
