Microsoft
American multinational technology corporation
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| 2024 | Microsoft projects revenue of $245 billion with 228,000 employees and net income of $88.1 billion, continuing its growth trajectory. |
| November 2024 | The Federal Trade Commission launched an investigation into Microsoft's potential antitrust violations in cloud computing, AI, and cybersecurity businesses. |
| November 1 2024 | Windows Server IoT 2025 launched, offering Standard and Datacenter editions. |
| November 1 2024 | Windows Server IoT 2025 launched, offering Standard and Datacenter editions. |
| October 2024 | Microsoft fired two employees who organized an unauthorized vigil at its Redmond headquarters to honor Palestinians killed in Gaza. |
| October 1 2024 | Windows 11 IoT 2024 Update released, with continued support until 2027. |
| October 1 2024 | Windows 11 IoT 2024 Update released, with continued support until 2027. |
| July 19 2024 | A global IT outage impacted Microsoft services worldwide, traced to a flawed CrowdStrike software update, causing disruptions in businesses, airlines, and financial institutions. |
| June 2024 | Microsoft faced a potential EU fine for allegedly abusing market power by bundling Teams with Office 365 and Microsoft 365 software. |
| May 2024 | Microsoft announced a $3.3 billion investment to build an AI hub in southeast Wisconsin, creating thousands of jobs and establishing an AI co-innovation lab. |
| April 2024 | Microsoft announced plans to open a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence 'hub' in Paddington, London, to be led by Jordan Hoffman, a former Deepmind and Inflection employee. |
| February 15 2024 | Microsoft announces a multiplatform strategy, planning to release first-party Xbox games on other consoles like PlayStation and Nintendo Switch. |
| February 15 2024 | Microsoft announces a multiplatform strategy, planning to release first-party Xbox games on other consoles like PlayStation and Nintendo Switch. |
| January 2024 | Microsoft revealed that a Russian state-sponsored hacking group infiltrated its corporate systems, accessing email accounts of senior leadership, cybersecurity, and legal team members. The company noted the breach could have been prevented by enabling multi-factor authentication. |
| January 2024 | Microsoft laid off 1,900 employees in its gaming division, primarily affecting Activision Blizzard employees. Blizzard president Mike Ybarra and chief design officer Allen Adham also resigned. |
| January 2024 | Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer remain significant shareholders of Microsoft, each holding 1.4% and 4.0% of the company's shares respectively during this period. |
| January 2024 | Microsoft became the most valued publicly traded company. |
| 2023 | Microsoft reported that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service alleged the company owed $28.9 billion in past taxes and penalties. |
| 2023 | Microsoft was awarded the EPA's Green Power Leadership Award for its all-renewable energy use since 2014. |
| October 31 2023 | Windows 11 IoT 2023 Update released, now on extended support. |
| October 31 2023 | Windows 11 IoT 2023 Update released, now on extended support. |
| October 13 2023 | Microsoft completes the acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $75.4 billion, becoming the third-largest video game publisher. |
| October 13 2023 | Microsoft completes the acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $75.4 billion, becoming the third-largest video game publisher. |
| September 2023 | Microsoft purchased $200 million in carbon credits from Heirloom Carbon to offset 315,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide over 10 years. |
| January 23 2023 | Microsoft announced a new multi-year, multi-billion dollar investment deal with OpenAI. |
| 2022 | Microsoft shared a $9 billion cloud computing contract with the United States Department of Defense, alongside Amazon, Google, and Oracle. |
| 2022 | Microsoft reaches 221,000 employees with record revenue of $198 billion and net income of $72.7 billion. |
| 2022 | Microsoft was ranked No. 14 in the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. |
| 2022 | Microsoft was recognized as the world's largest software maker by revenue according to Forbes Global 2000. |
| October 18 2022 | Windows 10 IoT 2022 Update released for Enterprise edition. |
| October 18 2022 | Windows 10 IoT 2022 Update released for Enterprise edition. |
| September 20 2022 | Windows 11 IoT 2022 Update released. |
| September 20 2022 | Windows 11 IoT 2022 Update released. |
| June 2022 | Microsoft published a report revealing Russian state-backed hackers engaged in 'strategic espionage' against governments, think tanks, businesses, and aid groups in 42 countries supporting Ukraine during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| January 18 2022 | Microsoft announces its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion and establishes Microsoft Gaming as a new division. |
| January 18 2022 | Microsoft announces its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion and establishes Microsoft Gaming as a new division. |
| January 13 2022 | The Wall Street Journal reported that Microsoft's board of directors planned to hire an external law firm to review sexual harassment and gender discrimination policies, including a review of past misconduct allegations against Bill Gates and other executives. |
| 2021 | Windows 11 was introduced, featuring the Mica design language and further user interface refinements. |
| 2021 | Microsoft officially announced Microsoft Mesh at the Ignite conference, introducing its cloud-based collaboration platform for mixed reality. |
| 2021 | Microsoft implemented advanced algorithmic detection and blocking mechanisms to automatically prevent phishing attempts within Microsoft Forms in response to a significant increase in phishing attacks targeting Microsoft 365 users. |
| 2021 | Windows 11 was introduced, featuring the Mica design language and further user interface refinements. |
| 2021 | Microsoft implemented advanced algorithmic detection and blocking mechanisms to automatically prevent phishing attempts within Microsoft Forms in response to a significant increase in phishing attacks targeting Microsoft 365 users. |
| 2021 | Microsoft officially announced Microsoft Mesh at the Ignite conference, introducing its cloud-based collaboration platform for mixed reality. |
| November 16 2021 | Windows 10 IoT November 2021 Update released for Enterprise and Enterprise LTSC editions. |
| November 16 2021 | Windows 10 IoT November 2021 Update released for Enterprise and Enterprise LTSC editions. |
| October 4 2021 | Windows 11 IoT original release for Enterprise edition. |
| October 4 2021 | Windows 11 IoT original release for Enterprise edition. |
| August 18 2021 | Windows Server IoT 2022 launched, offering Standard, Datacenter, and Telecommunications editions. |
| August 18 2021 | Windows Server IoT 2022 launched, offering Standard, Datacenter, and Telecommunications editions. |
| May 18 2021 | Windows 10 IoT May 2021 Update released. |
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