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ms siteThe history of Microsoft began on April 4, 1975, when it was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque.
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November 1, 1978, in Japan, entitled "ASCII Microsoft" (now called "Microsoft Japan"
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On January 1, 1979, the company moved from Albuquerque to a new home in Bellevue, Washington.
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steve's viral videosSteve Ballmer joined Microsoft on June 11, 1980, and became Microsoft's 30th employee, the first business manager hired by Gates.
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history of microsoftIreland became home to one of Microsoft's international production facilities in 1985, and on November 20 Microsoft released its first retail version of Microsoft Windows
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on November 20, 1985 Microsoft released its first retail version of Microsoft Windows
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on March 13, 1986 the company went public with an IPO, raising US$61 million at US$21.00 per share.
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on August 8, 1989, Microsoft would introduce its most successful office product, Microsoft Office.
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on March 22, 1993, the first encyclopedia designed to run on a computer.
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Following Bill Gates's internal "Internet Tidal Wave memo" on May 26, 1995 Microsoft began to redefine its offerings and expand its product line into computer networking and the World Wide Web.
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he company released Windows 95 on August 24, 1995,
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Branching out into new markets in 1996, Microsoft and NBC Universal created a new 24/7 cable news station, MSNBC.
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Bill Gates handed over the CEO position on January 13, 2000 to Steve Ballmer,
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microsoftOn April 3, 2000, a judgment was handed down in the case of United States v. Microsoft,[31] calling the company an "abusive monopoly"
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The company released the Xbox on November 15, 2001
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on november 21, 2005 the xbox 360 launches
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On February 12, 2009, Microsoft announced its intent to open a chain of Microsoft-branded retail stores, and on October 22, 2009 the first retail Microsoft Store opened in Scottsdale, Arizona
