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Brief History of Microsoft

By dylan7
  • Establishment

    Establishment

    Microsoft founded with Paul Adam, and Bill Gates who began as CEO
  • Period: to

    Timespan

  • First international office - "ASCll Microsoft"

    First international office - "ASCll Microsoft"

  • IBM

    IBM

    IBM contracted Microsoft to devleop a version of CP/M OS (operating system)
  • MS DOS

    MS DOS

    Microsoft retained ownership of MS-DOS (their version of CP/M OS) after the release of the IBM PC
  • Microsoft Windows Released

    Microsoft Windows Released

  • Introduced Microsoft office (including things such as word/excell)

    Introduced Microsoft office (including things such as word/excell)

  • Began to expand its horizons towards computer networking and the Internet

  • Released Windows 95

    Released Windows 95

  • Microsoft and NBC universal created a cable news station - MSNBC

    Microsoft and NBC universal created a cable news station - MSNBC

  • Stepping Down

    Bill Gates gave the CEO position to Steve Ballmer and created a new position for himself - Chief Software Architect
  • Released Windows XP, and the Xbox later on that year

    Released Windows XP, and the Xbox later on that year

  • Xbox 360 Released

    Xbox 360 Released

  • Released Windows Vista

    Released Windows Vista

  • Bill Gates retired his role as Chief Software Architect but retained his chairman position

  • Windows 7 released

    Windows 7 released

  • Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Released

    Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Released

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