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Important Dates
Date |
Event |
|---|---|
| 1975 | Microsoft founded |
| Jan. 1, 1979 | Microsoft moves from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Bellevue, Washington |
| June 25, 1981 | Microsoft incorporates |
| Aug. 12, 1981 | IBM introduces its personal computer with Microsoft’s 16-bit operating system, MS-DOS 1.0 |
| Feb. 26, 1986 | Microsoft moves to corporate campus in Redmond, Washington |
| March 13, 1986 | Microsoft stock goes public |
| Aug. 1, 1989 | Microsoft introduces earliest version of Office suite of productivity applications |
| May 22, 1990 | Microsoft launches Windows 3.0 |
| Aug. 24, 1995 | Microsoft launches Windows 95 |
| Dec. 7, 1995 | Bill Gates outlines Microsoft’s commitment to supporting and enhancing the Internet |
| June 25, 1998 | Microsoft launches Windows 98 |
| Jan. 13, 2000 | Steve Ballmer named president and chief executive officer for Microsoft |
| Feb. 17, 2000 | Microsoft launches Windows 2000 |
| June 22, 2000 | Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer outline Microsoft’s .NET strategy for Web services |
| May 31, 2001 | Microsoft launches Office XP |
| Oct. 25, 2001 | Microsoft launches Windows XP |
| Nov. 15, 2001 | Microsoft launches Xbox |
| Jan. 15, 2002 | Bill Gates outlines Microsoft’s commitment to Trustworthy Computing |
| April 24, 2003 | Microsoft launches Windows Server 2003 |
| Oct. 21, 2003 | Microsoft launches Microsoft Office System |
| July 20, 2004 | Microsoft announces plans to return up to $75 billion to shareholders in dividends and stock buybacks |
| Nov. 22, 2005 | Microsoft launches Xbox 360 |
| July 20, 2006 | Microsoft announces a new US$20 billion tender offer and authorizes an additional share-repurchase program of up to $20 billion over five years |
| Jan. 30, 2007 | Microsoft launches Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office System to consumers worldwide |
| Feb. 27, 2008 | Microsoft launches Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 |
| June 27, 2008 | Bill Gates transitions from his day-to-day role at Microsoft to spend more time on his work at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
| June 3, 2009 | Microsoft launches Bing decision engine |
| Oct. 22, 2009 | Microsoft launches Windows 7; opens first physical store in Scottsdale, Arizona |
| June 15, 2010 | Microsoft launches general availability of Office 2010 |
| Nov. 10, 2010 | Microsoft launches Windows Phone 7 |
| Nov. 17, 2010 | Microsoft announces availability of Microsoft Lync |
| June 28, 2011 | Microsoft launches Office 365 |
| Oct. 13, 2011 | Microsoft closes its acquisition of Skype |
| June 25, 2012 | Microsoft acquires Yammer |
| Sept. 4, 2012 | Microsoft launches Windows Server 2012 |
| Sept. 12, 2012 | Microsoft launches Visual Studio 2012 |
| Oct. 18, 2012 | Microsoft employee giving tops US$1 billion |
| Oct. 23, 2012 | Microsoft introduces new entertainment experience from Xbox |
| Oct. 26, 2012 | Microsoft launches Windows 8 and Microsoft Surface |
| Jan. 29, 2013 | Microsoft launches Office 2013, expands Office 365 |
| Feb. 18, 2013 | Microsoft launches Outlook.com |
| May 21, 2013 | Microsoft unveils Xbox One |
| July 11, 2013 | “Microsoft One” reorganization realigns company to enable innovation at great speed, efficiency |
| Sept. 3, 2013 | Microsoft announces decision to acquire Nokia’s devices and services business, license Nokia’s patents and mapping services |
| Oct. 17, 2013 | Microsoft launches Windows 8.1 |
| Oct. 22, 2013 | Microsoft launches Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 |
| Nov. 22, 2013 | Microsoft launches Xbox One |
| Feb. 4, 2014 | Satya Nadella named chief executive officer for Microsoft |
| March 27, 2014 | Microsoft launches Office for iPad |
| April 25, 2014 | Microsoft completes acquisition of Nokia Devices and Services business |
| June 20, 2014 | Microsoft launches Surface Pro 3 |
| Sept. 15, 2014 | Minecraft to join Microsoft announcement |
| Nov. 6, 2014 | Microsoft announces Office apps for Android tablets |
| May 5, 2015 | Microsoft releases Surface 3 |
| July 29, 2015 | Microsoft launches Windows 10 |
| Sept. 22, 2015 | Microsoft launches Office 2016 |
| Oct. 6, 2015 | Microsoft announces Surface Book, Surface Pro 4, Microsoft Band 2, Lumia 950 and Lumia 95 XL |
| Oct. 26, 2015 | Microsoft opens flagship store in New York City |
| Nov. 12, 2015 | Microsoft opens flagship store in Sydney, Australia |
| Jan. 19, 2016 | Microsoft Philanthropies announces $1B in donations putting Microsoft Cloud to work for the public good |
| June 1, 2016 | Microsoft launches SQL Server 2016 |
| July 6, 2016 | Microsoft introduces Microsoft Dynamics 365 |
| Sept. 29, 2016 | Microsoft forms what is now the Technology + Research Group |
| Oct. 18, 2016 | Microsoft researchers achieve human parity in conversational speech recognition |
| Oct. 26, 2016 | Microsoft introduces Surface Studio, Surface Dial, new Surface Book and Windows 10 Creators Update |
| Dec. 8, 2016 | Microsoft completes acquisition of LinkedIn |
| March 7, 2017 | Microsoft releases Visual Studio 2017 |
| March 17, 2017 | Microsoft Teams rolls out to Office 365 customers worldwide |
| May 2, 2017 | Microsoft introduces new technology for education, including Windows 10 S, new Surface Laptop and Microsoft Teams for classrooms |
| May 23, 2017 | Microsoft announces Windows 10 China Government Edition and the new Surface Pro |
| June 14, 2017 | Surface Laptop and new Surface Pro available in 25 markets worldwide |
| Sept. 21, 2017 | Microsoft, Facebook and Telxius complete “Marea,” the highest-capacity subsea cable to cross the Atlantic Ocean |
| Oct. 17, 2017 | Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and Mixed Reality Headsets become available; Surface Book 2 announced |
| Nov. 6, 2017 | Microsoft launches Xbox One X |
| Nov. 28, 2017 | Microsoft announces major Redmond campus renovation |
| Dec. 5, 2017 | Microsoft breaks ground on new sustainable Silicon Valley campus |
| Feb. 22, 2018 | Microsoft opens new campus in Dublin, Ireland |
| May 15, 2018 | Microsoft announces Surface Hub 2 |
| May 16, 2018 | Microsoft unveils Xbox Adaptive Controller |
| Aug. 2, 2018 | Surface Go becomes available |
| Oct. 26, 2018 | Microsoft completes GitHub acquisition |
| Jan. 16, 2019 | Microsoft announces $500 million commitment to advance affordable housing in Puget Sound region |
| Feb. 24, 2019 | Microsoft introduces HoloLens 2 |
| July 11, 2019 | Microsoft opens flagship store in London |
| Oct. 2, 2019 | Microsoft announces five Surface products for late 2019, plus two new dual-screen devices, Surface Neo and Surface Duo, coming in late 2020 |
| Dec. 12, 2019 | Microsoft announces Xbox Series X, coming in late 2020 |
| Jan. 16, 2020 | Microsoft announces plan to become carbon negative by 2030 |
| March 30, 2020 | Microsoft introduces new Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions |
| April 15, 2020 | Microsoft announces plan to help protect biodiversity of the world’s ecosystems |
| May 6, 2020 | Microsoft introduces Surface Go 2, Surface Book 3, Surface Headphones 2 and Surface Earbuds |
| June 30, 2020 | Microsoft commits to helping 25 million people acquire new digital skills |
| Sept. 21, 2020 | Microsoft announces it will replenish more water than it consumes by 2030 |
| Sept. 21, 2020 | Microsoft announces plans to acquire ZeniMax Media and its game publisher, Bethesda Softworks |
| Oct. 1, 2020 | Microsoft introduces Surface Laptop Go |
| Oct. 20, 2020 | Microsoft introduces Azure Space |
| Jan. 11, 2021 | Microsoft introduces Surface Pro 7+ for Business |
| Feb. 4, 2021 | Microsoft introduces Microsoft Viva employee experience platform |
| Feb. 11, 2021 | Microsoft announces plans to expand its presence in Atlanta |
| March 2, 2021 | Microsoft introduces Microsoft Mesh mixed-reality platform |
| June 24, 2021 | Microsoft introduces Windows 11 |
| July 14, 2021 | Microsoft unveils Windows 365 |
| Nov. 9, 2021 | Microsoft introduces Windows 11 SE to support the K-8 classroom |
| March 4, 2022 | Microsoft completes acquisition of Nuance |
| Oct. 12, 2022 | Microsoft introduces Surface Pro 9, Surface Laptop 5, Surface Studio 2+, Microsoft Designer and Image Creator |
| Jan. 18, 2023 | Microsoft and OpenAI extend partnership |
| Feb. 7, 2023 | Microsoft reinvents search with new AI-powered Bing and Edge |
| March 16, 2023 | Microsoft introduces Microsoft 365 Copilot with next-generation AI |
| May 23, 2023 | Microsoft introduces Windows Copilot |
| Sept. 21, 2023 | Microsoft announces Microsoft Copilot, your everyday AI companion |
| Oct. 13, 2023 | Microsoft completes acquisition of Activision Blizzard |
| Jan. 15, 2024 | Microsoft Copilot Pro introduced |
| Feb. 29, 2024 | Microsoft Copilot for Finance introduced |
| March 21, 2024 | Microsoft introduces Surface Pro 10 for Business and Surface Laptop 6 for Business |
| May 20, 2024 | Microsoft introduces Copilot+ PCs |
Board of Directors
| Reid Hoffman | Partner, Greylock Partners |
| Hugh Johnston | Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, The Walt Disney Company |
| Teri List | Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, The Gap, Inc. |
| Catherine MacGregor | Group Chief Executive Officer and Director, Engie S.A. |
| Mark Mason | Chief Financial Officer, Citigroup Inc. |
| Satya Nadella | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft Corporation |
| Sandra E. Peterson | Lead Independent Director, Microsoft Corporation |
| Penny Pritzker | Founder and Chairman, PSP Partners, LLC |
| Carlos Rodriguez | Director, ADP, Inc. |
| Charles W. Scharf | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director, Wells Fargo & Company |
| John W. Stanton | Founder and Chairman, Trilogy Partnerships |
| Emma Walmsley | Chief Executive Officer and Director, GSK plc |
Operation Centers
| Role | Location |
|---|---|
| Licensing, Manufacturing, Operations and Logistics | Dublin, Ireland |
| Licensing and Operations | Reno, Nevada, USA |
| Operations and Logistics | Singapore |
Microsoft Subsidiaries
| Albania | Germany | Nigeria |
| Algeria | Ghana | Norway |
| Angola | Greece | Oman |
| Argentina | Guatemala | Pakistan |
| Armenia | Honduras | Panama |
| Australia | Hong Kong SAR | Paraguay |
| Austria | Hungary | Peru |
| Azerbaijan | Iceland | Philippines |
| Bahrain | India | Poland |
| Bailiwick of Jersey | Indonesia | Portugal |
| Bangladesh | Iraq | Puerto Rico |
| Barbados | Ireland | Qatar |
| Belarus | Isle of Man | Romania |
| Belgium | Israel | Russia |
| Bermuda | Italy | Saudi Arabia |
| Bolivia | Jamaica | Senegal |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Japan | Serbia |
| Brazil | Jordan | Singapore |
| Brunei | Kazakhstan | Slovakia |
| Bulgaria | Kenya | Slovenia |
| Cambodia | Korea | South Africa |
| Cameroon | Kuwait | Spain |
| Canada | Latvia | Sri Lanka |
| Chile | Lebanon | Sweden |
| China | Libya | Switzerland |
| Colombia | Lithuania | Taiwan |
| Costa Rica | Luxembourg | Tanzania |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Macao SAR | Thailand |
| Croatia | Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of | Trinidad & Tobago |
| Cyprus | Malaysia | Tunisia |
| Czech Republic | Malta | Turkey |
| Denmark | Mauritius | Uganda |
| Dominican Republic | Mexico | Ukraine |
| Ecuador | Montenegro | United Arab Emirates |
| Egypt | Morocco | United Kingdom |
| El Salvador | Mozambique | United States |
| Estonia | Myanmar | Uruguay |
| Finland | Namibia | Venezuela |
| France | Netherlands | Vietnam |
| Georgia | New Zealand |
Current employment headcount
| Total Employees | |
| International | 102,000 |
| United States | 126,000 |
| Worldwide | 228,000 |
As of June 30, 2024
Additional information and details about the demographics of our workforce can be found on the Microsoft Global Diversity & Inclusion site.
Real Estate Portfolio
For real estate information, refer to the 10-K filing on the Investor Relations website.
About Microsoft
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