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In Albuquerque, New Mexico Bill Gates and Paul Allen created a company that makes computer software and named it Microsoft
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By the end of the year, Microsoft's sales had hit over one million
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The company relocated to Washington State where it grew into a major multinational technology corporation
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Allen was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and because of this he decided to part ways with the company
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Microsoft Windows was released with many new features. Some including drop down menus and scroll bars.
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Bill gates became the youngest billionaire about one year after Microsoft went public.
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In the late 1980s, based off of sales Microsoft had become the world's biggest personal-computer software company
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The purchasing of personal computers was at an all time high which was when Windows 95 was released.
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In the mid 1990s, Microsoft released it's web browser named Internet Explorer
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Microsoft was charged with the violation of antitrust laws because the company was dominating the industry and drove competitors out of business
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Gates decided to step down from his position as CEO of the company in 2000, but continued to be involved in the company
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Microsoft and the government came to an agreement in which Microsoft was restricted to refrain from violating antitrust laws again
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Microsoft joined the video game market when releasing the Xbox gaming console
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In the 2010s Microsoft had began releasing smartphones and tablets which entered the company into a new and booming market
