Sources: IGN
Microsoft announces it will shut down Skype in May 2025 to focus its support and development on Teams. 2025-02-28
Microsoft announces that it will discontinue support for Internet Explorer on June 15, 2022. 2021-05-20
Chinese IT company ByteDance agrees to divest from the U.S. branch of TikTok, in light of U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to ban the app within the country. If the deal is approved, Microsoft will handle the app's personal data rather than ByteDance, averting a main source of contention with U.S. officials. 2020-08-1
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 agrees to buy Swedish company Mojang, the makers of Minecraft, for US$2.5 billion. 2014-09-15
The European Commission fines Microsoft €561 million for failing to provide residents of the European Union with a selection of web browsers as an alternative to Internet Explorer. 2013-03-6
Microsoft completes its acquisition of Internet phone company Skype for US$8.5 billion. 2011-10-14
An influential investor and stock trader, David Einhorn, demands the resignation of Steve Ballmer, the CEO of software giant Microsoft, speaking at the Ira W. Sohn Investment Research Conference. 2011-05-25
Steve Ballmer, the Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, promises that Windows 8 will be on the market in 2012. 2011-05-23