| 1975 |
Microsoft founded |
| Jan. 1, 1979 |
Microsoft moves from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Bellevue, Washington |
| June 25, 1981 |
Microsoft incorporates |
| Aug. 12, 1981 |
IBM introduces its personal computer with Microsoft’s 16-bit operating system, MS-DOS 1.0 |
| Feb. 26, 1986 |
Microsoft moves to corporate campus in Redmond, Washington |
| March 13, 1986 |
Microsoft stock goes public |
| Aug. 1, 1989 |
Microsoft introduces earliest version of Office suite of productivity applications |
| May 22, 1990 |
Microsoft launches Windows 3.0 |
| Aug. 24, 1995 |
Microsoft launches Windows 95 |
| Dec. 7, 1995 |
Bill Gates outlines Microsoft’s commitment to supporting and enhancing the Internet |
| June 25, 1998 |
Microsoft launches Windows 98 |
| Jan. 13, 2000 |
Steve Ballmer named president and chief executive officer for Microsoft |
| Feb. 17, 2000 |
Microsoft launches Windows 2000 |
| June 22, 2000 |
Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer outline Microsoft’s .NET strategy for Web services |
| May 31, 2001 |
Microsoft launches Office XP |
| Oct. 25, 2001 |
Microsoft launches Windows XP |
| Nov. 15, 2001 |
Microsoft launches Xbox |
| Jan. 15, 2002 |
Bill Gates outlines Microsoft’s commitment to Trustworthy Computing |
| April 24, 2003 |
Microsoft launches Windows Server 2003 |
| Oct. 21, 2003 |
Microsoft launches Microsoft Office System |
| July 20, 2004 |
Microsoft announces plans to return up to $75 billion to shareholders in dividends and stock buybacks |
| Nov. 22, 2005 |
Microsoft launches Xbox 360 |
| July 20, 2006 |
Microsoft announces a new US$20 billion tender offer and authorizes an additional share-repurchase program of up to $20 billion over five years |
| Jan. 30, 2007 |
Microsoft launches Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office System to consumers worldwide |
| Feb. 27, 2008 |
Microsoft launches Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 |
| June 27, 2008 |
Bill Gates transitions from his day-to-day role at Microsoft to spend more time on his work at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
| June 3, 2009 |
Microsoft launches Bing decision engine |
| Oct. 22, 2009 |
Microsoft launches Windows 7; opens first physical store in Scottsdale, Arizona |
| June 15, 2010 |
Microsoft launches general availability of Office 2010 |
| Nov. 10, 2010 |
Microsoft launches Windows Phone 7 |
| Nov. 17, 2010 |
Microsoft announces availability of Microsoft Lync |
| June 28, 2011 |
Microsoft launches Office 365 |
| Oct. 13, 2011 |
Microsoft closes its acquisition of Skype |
| June 25, 2012 |
Microsoft acquires Yammer |
| Sept. 4, 2012 |
Microsoft launches Windows Server 2012 |
| Sept. 12, 2012 |
Microsoft launches Visual Studio 2012 |
| Oct. 18, 2012 |
Microsoft employee giving tops US$1 billion |
| Oct. 23, 2012 |
Microsoft introduces new entertainment experience from Xbox |
| Oct. 26, 2012 |
Microsoft launches Windows 8 and Microsoft Surface |
| Jan. 29, 2013 |
Microsoft launches Office 2013, expands Office 365 |
| Feb. 18, 2013 |
Microsoft launches Outlook.com |
| May 21, 2013 |
Microsoft unveils Xbox One |
| July 11, 2013 |
“Microsoft One” reorganization realigns company to enable innovation at great speed, efficiency |
| Sept. 3, 2013 |
Microsoft announces decision to acquire Nokia’s devices and services business, license Nokia’s patents and mapping services |
| Oct. 17, 2013 |
Microsoft launches Windows 8.1 |
| Oct. 22, 2013 |
Microsoft launches Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 |
| Nov. 22, 2013 |
Microsoft launches Xbox One |
| Feb. 4, 2014 |
Satya Nadella named chief executive officer for Microsoft |
| March 27, 2014 |
Microsoft launches Office for iPad |
| April 25, 2014 |
Microsoft completes acquisition of Nokia Devices and Services business |
| June 20, 2014 |
Microsoft launches Surface Pro 3 |
| Sept. 15, 2014 |
Minecraft to join Microsoft announcement |
| Nov. 6, 2014 |
Microsoft announces Office apps for Android tablets |
| May 5, 2015 |
Microsoft releases Surface 3 |
| July 29, 2015 |
Microsoft launches Windows 10 |
| Sept. 22, 2015 |
Microsoft launches Office 2016 |
| Oct. 6, 2015 |
Microsoft announces Surface Book, Surface Pro 4, Microsoft Band 2, Lumia 950 and Lumia 95 XL |
| Oct. 26, 2015 |
Microsoft opens flagship store in New York City |
| Nov. 12, 2015 |
Microsoft opens flagship store in Sydney, Australia |
| Jan. 19, 2016 |
Microsoft Philanthropies announces $1B in donations putting Microsoft Cloud to work for the public good |
| June 1, 2016 |
Microsoft launches SQL Server 2016 |
| July 6, 2016 |
Microsoft introduces Microsoft Dynamics 365 |
| Sept. 29, 2016 |
Microsoft forms what is now the Technology + Research Group |
| Oct. 18, 2016 |
Microsoft researchers achieve human parity in conversational speech recognition |
| Oct. 26, 2016 |
Microsoft introduces Surface Studio, Surface Dial, new Surface Book and Windows 10 Creators Update |
| Dec. 8, 2016 |
Microsoft completes acquisition of LinkedIn |
| March 7, 2017 |
Microsoft releases Visual Studio 2017 |
| March 17, 2017 |
Microsoft Teams rolls out to Office 365 customers worldwide |
| May 2, 2017 |
Microsoft introduces new technology for education, including Windows 10 S, new Surface Laptop and Microsoft Teams for classrooms |
| May 23, 2017 |
Microsoft announces Windows 10 China Government Edition and the new Surface Pro |
| June 14, 2017 |
Surface Laptop and new Surface Pro available in 25 markets worldwide |
| Sept. 21, 2017 |
Microsoft, Facebook and Telxius complete “Marea,” the highest-capacity subsea cable to cross the Atlantic Ocean |
| Oct. 17, 2017 |
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and Mixed Reality Headsets become available; Surface Book 2 announced |
| Nov. 6, 2017 |
Microsoft launches Xbox One X |
| Nov. 28, 2017 |
Microsoft announces major Redmond campus renovation |
| Dec. 5, 2017 |
Microsoft breaks ground on new sustainable Silicon Valley campus |
| Feb. 22, 2018 |
Microsoft opens new campus in Dublin, Ireland |
| May 15, 2018 |
Microsoft announces Surface Hub 2 |
| May 16, 2018 |
Microsoft unveils Xbox Adaptive Controller |
| Aug. 2, 2018 |
Surface Go becomes available |
| Oct. 26, 2018 |
Microsoft completes GitHub acquisition |
| Jan. 16, 2019 |
Microsoft announces $500 million commitment to advance affordable housing in Puget Sound region |
| Feb. 24, 2019 |
Microsoft introduces HoloLens 2 |
| July 11, 2019 |
Microsoft opens flagship store in London |
| Oct. 2, 2019 |
Microsoft announces five Surface products for late 2019, plus two new dual-screen devices, Surface Neo and Surface Duo, coming in late 2020 |
| Dec. 12, 2019 |
Microsoft announces Xbox Series X, coming in late 2020 |
| Jan. 16, 2020 |
Microsoft announces plan to become carbon negative by 2030 |
| March 30, 2020 |
Microsoft introduces new Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions |
| April 15, 2020 |
Microsoft announces plan to help protect biodiversity of the world’s ecosystems |
| May 6, 2020 |
Microsoft introduces Surface Go 2, Surface Book 3, Surface Headphones 2 and Surface Earbuds |
| June 30, 2020 |
Microsoft commits to helping 25 million people acquire new digital skills |
| Sept. 21, 2020 |
Microsoft announces it will replenish more water than it consumes by 2030 |
| Sept. 21, 2020 |
Microsoft announces plans to acquire ZeniMax Media and its game publisher, Bethesda Softworks |
| Oct. 1, 2020 |
Microsoft introduces Surface Laptop Go |
| Oct. 20, 2020 |
Microsoft introduces Azure Space |
| Jan. 11, 2021 |
Microsoft introduces Surface Pro 7+ for Business |
| Feb. 4, 2021 |
Microsoft introduces Microsoft Viva employee experience platform |
| Feb. 11, 2021 |
Microsoft announces plans to expand its presence in Atlanta |
| March 2, 2021 |
Microsoft introduces Microsoft Mesh mixed-reality platform |
| June 24, 2021 |
Microsoft introduces Windows 11 |
| July 14, 2021 |
Microsoft unveils Windows 365 |
| Nov. 9, 2021 |
Microsoft introduces Windows 11 SE to support the K-8 classroom |
| March 4, 2022 |
Microsoft completes acquisition of Nuance |
| Oct. 12, 2022 |
Microsoft introduces Surface Pro 9, Surface Laptop 5, Surface Studio 2+, Microsoft Designer and Image Creator |
| Jan. 18, 2023 |
Microsoft and OpenAI extend partnership |
| Feb. 7, 2023 |
Microsoft reinvents search with new AI-powered Bing and Edge |
| March 16, 2023 |
Microsoft introduces Microsoft 365 Copilot with next-generation AI |
| May 23, 2023 |
Microsoft introduces Windows Copilot |
| Sept. 21, 2023 |
Microsoft announces Microsoft Copilot, your everyday AI companion |
| Oct. 13, 2023 |
Microsoft completes acquisition of Activision Blizzard |
| Jan. 15, 2024 |
Microsoft Copilot Pro introduced |
| Feb. 29, 2024 |
Microsoft Copilot for Finance introduced |
| March 21, 2024 |
Microsoft introduces Surface Pro 10 for Business and Surface Laptop 6 for Business |
| May 20, 2024 |
Microsoft introduces Copilot+ PCs |
| Oct. 1, 2024 |
Microsoft introduces Copilot Labs and Copilot Vision |