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The European Commission levies an antitrust fine against Microsoft, charging it with violating European Union competition law by illegally linking its Microsoft Teams app with Microsoft Office, giving the former an unfair advantage over Slack.
2024-06-25

The United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority blocks Microsoft's $68.7bn (£55bn) acquisition of Activision Blizzard, saying that the deal will leave video gamers with less choice and will reduce innovation.
2023-04-26

Microsoft issues an emergency patch for its Internet Explorer browser to close a vulnerability that allowed cybercriminals to install malware via boobytrapped websites.
2019-09-24

Microsoft reports that at least three United States congressional candidates have been targeted by hackers in the lead-up to the 2018 midterm elections.
2018-07-20

Microsoft announces that Paint will cease to be updated after the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update because its functionality was "integrated into Paint 3D". Paint was first released 32 years ago.
2017-07-24

Microsoft announces deeper-than-expected job cuts as part of its cloud-oriented restructuring, almost halving the newly-purchased Nokia phone business.
2014-07-17

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 acknowledges and plans to address complaints with its Windows 8 operating system – changes will be available later this year.
2013-05-7

Mali appoints Cheick Modibo Diarra, Microsoft chairman for Africa and a former NASA astrophysicist, as its interim prime minister after a coup d'état.
2012-04-17

Microsoft announces that it is purchasing Internet phone service Skype for US$8.5 billion.
2011-05-10