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Establishment
Microsoft founded with Paul Adam, and Bill Gates who began as CEO -
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Timespan
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First international office - "ASCll Microsoft"
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IBM
IBM contracted Microsoft to devleop a version of CP/M OS (operating system) -
MS DOS
Microsoft retained ownership of MS-DOS (their version of CP/M OS) after the release of the IBM PC -
Microsoft Windows Released
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Introduced Microsoft office (including things such as word/excell)
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Began to expand its horizons towards computer networking and the Internet
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Released Windows 95
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Microsoft and NBC universal created a cable news station - MSNBC
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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
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Xbox 360 Released
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Released Windows Vista
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Bill Gates retired his role as Chief Software Architect but retained his chairman position
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Windows 7 released
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Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Released
