Microsoft By 2113elli Apr 4, 1975 Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft Mar 13, 1986 Microsoft goes public with an IPO, raising $61 million at $21 a share Nov 19, 1990 Microsoft releases Microsoft Office, which bundles together Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint for the first time. Jan 13, 2000 Bill Gates hands over his CEO position to Steve Ballmer. Nov 15, 2001 Microsoft launches the first Xbox. Sep 2, 2008 Google launches Google Chrome, Nov 1, 2010 Microsoft announces Windows Phone, a family of mobile operating systems May 10, 2011 Microsoft acquires Skype for $8.5 billion Oct 26, 2012 Microsoft launches Microsoft Surface Sep 1, 2013 Microsoft acquires Nokia Apr 1, 2014 Microsoft announces Cortana (software) Jul 29, 2015 Microsoft releases Windows 10
