Sources: IGN
Microsoft announces that it will lay off 650 Microsoft Gaming employees as part of cuts to its workforce. 2024-09-12
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 announces that it is acquiring code repository GitHub for US$7.5 billion in stock, pending regulatory review. 2018-06-4
Amid a public backlash, Microsoft reneges on its decision to end its Paint program and states that it will be placed on its app store rather than bundled with future editions of Windows. 2017-07-25
Microsoft announces a major vulnerability in Internet Explorer versions 6 to 11 that could enable hackers to gain access and user rights to its customers' computers. 2014-04-28
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
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
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 issues a patch for a serious security hole in Internet Explorer 6 after France and Germany advised their citizens to change browsers. 2010-01-20