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Microsoft announces that it will lay off 650 Microsoft Gaming employees as part of cuts to its workforce.
2024-09-12

Microsoft ends support for Windows 8.1 and security updates for Windows 7.
2023-01-10

Microsoft removes a security update four days after its release, upon receiving complaints that the update has been responsible for system freezes, boot problems, and installation issues for Windows.
2020-02-15

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 acknowledges that a Windows 10 update has stopped millions of webcams from working.
2016-08-22

The software company Microsoft internally promotes Satya Nadella to be its next CEO and appoints John W. Thompson as its chairman.
2014-02-4

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 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

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