Sources: C-Net
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority approves Microsoft's takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard. 2023-10-13
Microsoft announces that it will cut 10,000 jobs, around 5% of its global workforce, amid a slowdown in consumer spending. 2023-01-18
Microsoft confirms it has discovered malicious software in its operating systems related to a mass data breach targeting the federal government of the United States. 2020-12-17
Microsoft agrees to buy video game holding company ZeniMax Media, including Bethesda Softworks and their following subsidiaries for $7.5 billion, in what is the biggest and most expensive takeover in the history of the video game industry. 2020-09-21
The U.S. company Microsoft has sued the United States, alleging that it has been prevented from disclosing warrants to the company's customers in violation of the company's constitutional rights. 2016-04-14
Microsoft announces its upcoming Windows 10 consumer version preview for January 21. 2014-12-12
The U.S. Justice Department and the Director of National Intelligence reach a preliminary joint agreement, likely resolving a lawsuit with the major American Internet provider companies (Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Microsoft, and LinkedIn), about the information the companies can release to customers regarding requests by the intelligence agencies for information. 2014-01-27
Microsoft purchases Nokia's mobile device division for $7.2 billion. 2013-09-3
The Guardian obtains a copy of a document from April that reveals that the NSA is mining data using PRISM, spying on the e-mails and web activities of American citizens through direct access to Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, YouTube, Skype, Yahoo, Paltalk and AOL. The Guardian's report does not state from whom they obtained the document. 2013-06-6
Microsoft acknowledges and plans to address complaints with its Windows 8 operating system – changes will be available later this year. 2013-05-7