{"id":142,"date":"2008-11-19T22:09:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-19T22:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/?p=142"},"modified":"2008-11-19T22:09:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-19T22:09:00","slug":"important-dates-microsoft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/2008\/11\/important-dates-microsoft\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Dates Microsoft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Important Dates<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date<\/td>\nEvent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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1975<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Microsoft founded<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Jan. 1, 1979<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Microsoft moves from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Bellevue, Washington<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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June 25, 1981<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Microsoft incorporates<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Aug. 12, 1981<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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IBM introduces its personal computer with Microsoft’s 16-bit operating system, MS-DOS 1.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Feb. 26, 1986<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Microsoft moves to corporate campus in Redmond, Washington<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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March 13, 1986<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Microsoft stock goes public<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Aug. 1, 1989<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Microsoft introduces earliest version of Office suite of productivity applications<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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May 22, 1990<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Microsoft launches Windows 3.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Aug. 24, 1995<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Microsoft launches Windows 95<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Dec. 7, 1995<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Bill Gates outlines Microsoft’s commitment to supporting and enhancing the Internet<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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June 25, 1998<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Microsoft launches Windows 98<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Jan. 13, 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Steve Ballmer named president and chief executive officer for Microsoft<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Feb. 17, 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Microsoft launches Windows 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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June 22, 2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer outline Microsoft’s .NET strategy for Web services<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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May 31, 2001<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Microsoft launches Office XP<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Oct. 25, 2001<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Microsoft launches Windows XP<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Jan. 15, 2002<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Bill Gates outlines Microsoft’s commitment to Trustworthy Computing<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Nov. 7, 2002<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Microsoft and partners launch Tablet PC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Jan. 16, 2003<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Microsoft declares annual dividend<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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April 24, 2003<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Microsoft launches Windows Server 2003<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Oct. 21, 2003<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Microsoft launches Microsoft Office System<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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July 20, 2004<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Microsoft announces plans to return up to $75 billion to shareholders in dividends and stock buybacks<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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June 15, 2006<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Microsoft announces that Bill Gates will transition out of a day-to-day role in the company in July 2008, Ray Ozzie is named chief software architect and Craig Mundie chief research and strategy officer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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July 20, 2006<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Microsoft announces a new $20 billion tender offer and authorizes an additional share-repurchase program of up to $20 billion over five years<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Jan. 30, 2007<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Microsoft launches Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office System to consumers worldwide<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Feb. 27, 2008<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Microsoft launches Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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June 27, 2008<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Bill Gates transitions from his day-to-day role at Microsoft to spend more time on his work at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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