Sources: IGN
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 agrees to buy professional networking site LinkedIn for $26.2 billion (£18 billion). 2016-06-13
FIFA 15 on Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii, Xbox 360 and Xbox One, 2014-09-23
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 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