Sources: C-Net
Microsoft reports widespread outages across Outlook, Teams, and other 365 programs. The outages are later resolved during the evening. 2024-11-25
The UK Competition and Markets Authority provisionally concludes that the proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft will likely lead to a substantial loss of competition in the console market and could strengthen Microsoft's position in cloud gaming. 2023-02-8
Microsoft announces that it will acquire gaming company Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. If the acquisition is successful, Activision Blizzard will become part of Xbox Game Studios, which will become the world's third-largest gaming company behind Tencent and Sony Interactive Entertainment. 2022-01-18
Microsoft announces that it will discontinue support for Internet Explorer on June 15, 2022. 2021-05-20
Microsoft says a network of hackers linked to the Iranian government has attempted to access the email accounts of people associated with a 2020 presidential election campaign, as well as prominent Iranian expatriates in the United States. Microsoft has not named the specific campaign which was targeted by Iran. 2019-10-4
Microsoft agrees to buy professional networking site LinkedIn for $26.2 billion (£18 billion). 2016-06-13
Microsoft founder Bill Gates regains the top spot as the world's richest person, according to Forbes magazine's annual ranking of global billionaires. 2014-03-3
Microsoft purchases Nokia's mobile device division for $7.2 billion. 2013-09-3
Microsoft announces their eighth generation console, the Xbox One. 2013-05-21
Microsoft launches two new mobile phones marketed to young people. The phones, the Kin One and Kin Two, are built around their social networking features. 2010-04-12