History of Windows

COMPANY INFORMATION:

Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, today Microsoft is one of the largest and most successful companies in the world. Microsoft is the developer and distributor of such software as Windows 95, Microsoft Office, DirectX, and numerous other programs and games.

ADDRESS:

Microsoft Corporation

One Microsoft Way

Redmond, WA 98052-6399

USA

CURRENT LISTED SOFTWARE PRODUCTS:

Age of Empires

Defrag

DirectX

Dr. Watson

Microsoft Agent

Microsoft Backup

Microsoft Close Combat

Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator

Microsoft Deadly Tides

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Microsoft Front Page

Microsoft Fury 3

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Paint

Microsoft Word

Mine Sweeper

MS-DOS

Plus!

Scandisk

Solitaire

Terminal

Windows 2000

Windows 3.x

Windows 95

Windows 95 Explorer

Windows 98

Windows CE

Windows FTP

Windows ME

Windows Minesweeper

Windows NT

Windows Solitaire

Windows Sound Recorder

Windows Media Player

Windows Movie Maker

Windows XP

Visual Basic

COMPANY NEWS:

December 16, 2004 - Microsoft purchases Giant Company Software, a developer of spyware software.

July 15, 2004 - Microsoft announces it will purchase Lookout Software LLC.

June 10, 2003 - GeCAD Software announces a definite agreement with Microsoft in acquiring GeCAD's anti-virus technology.

February 19, 2003 - Microsoft to acquire Connectix.

January 21, 2003 - Microsoft to acquire PlaceWare.

October 22, 2002 - Microsoft acquires Vicinity Corporation.

September 29, 2002 - Microsoft buys British game developer Rare Ltd. for $375 million

December 09, 2001 - Microsoft to buy Navision for $1.33 Billion.

December 09, 2001 - Microsoft announces Windows NT 4.0 will be retiring by the end of July 2003.

December 2001 - Microsoft files a trademark suit against Lindows.com.

October 25, 2001 - Windows XP Home and Professional editions are released.

June 5, 2001 - Microsoft ends free support for Office 97.

May 30, 2001 - Microsoft releases Office XP.

May 15, 2001 - Microsoft says Hotmail users top 100 million.

May 3, 2001 - Microsoft acquires Ensemble Studios.

April 30, 2001 - Microsoft to acquire NCompass Labs.

April 12, 2001 - MSN reaches 5 million mark

April 11, 2001 - Microsoft office tool "Clippy" gets the pink slip.

January 07, 2001