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Microsoft to help track legalised marijuana sales Microsoft has teamed up with Kind Financial, which helps businesses and government agencies track sales of legalised marijuana 'from seed to sale'
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Microsoft co-founder says he's discovered long-lost Japanese battleship |
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Bill Gates tops Forbes rich list Bill Gates has been declared the richest man in the world for the 16th time by Forbes magazine's annual ranking of global billionaires
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| Jan.21 |
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Windows 10 to get 'holographic' headset and Cortana 
Microsoft has revealed that Windows 10 will bring its voice-controlled assistant Cortana to PCs
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| Dec.25 |
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Xbox and PlayStation online crash Xbox and Sony PlayStation online services have been suffering technical problems, amid claims a hacking group has disabled their services
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| Oct.10 |
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Microsoft boss rues female pay gaffe Satya Nadella, has apologised for remarks he made advising women not to ask for a pay rise but to have 'faith in the system'
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| Sep.30 |
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Microsoft unveils Windows 10 Microsoft has disclosed the first details of Windows 10 - its next operating system (OS). It will run on a wide range of devices
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| Sep.15 |
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Microsoft pays $2.5bn for Minecraft maker Mojang |
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| Aug.19 |
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Former Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer leaves firm Former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has said he is stepping down from the board with immediate effect
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| Aug.12 |
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LA Clippers sold to ex-Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer |
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| Jul.28 |
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China regulators visit Microsoft offices |
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| Jul.17 |
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Microsoft set to axe 18,000 jobs Microsoft is to cut up to 18,000 jobs marking the deepest cuts in the technology firm's 39-year history. The bulk of the cuts will be in its phone unit Nokia
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| May.29 |
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Microsoft's ex-CEO Steve Ballmer 'wins Clippers bid' |
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| Apr.25 |
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Microsoft and Nokia complete mobile phone unit deal |
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| Apr.7 |
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Windows XP security deadline arrives
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| Mar.3 |
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Bill Gates regains 'world's richest' tag
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| Feb.4 |
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Microsoft names Nadella as new boss | Indian-born Satya Nadella is currently Microsoft's head of Cloud and Enterprise. He takes over from Steve Ballmer who announced plans to step down | |
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| Dec.9 |
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Tech firms seek US surveillance reform |
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| Nov.17 |
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Search engines to block abuse images
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| Sep.17 |
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Microsoft in $40bn share buyback
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| Sep.2 |
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Microsoft to buy Nokia phones unit |
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| Aug.23 |
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Microsoft chief Ballmer to retire
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| Aug.10 |
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Plane crash kills ex-Microsoft exec |
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| Jun.19 |
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Microsoft U-turn in Xbox games row
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| Jun.11 |
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Tech firms urge security transparency | Google, Facebook and Microsoft have asked the government to allow them to disclose the security requests they receive for handing over user data | |
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| May.30 |
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Start button returns to Windows 8
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| Mar.6 |
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EU fines Microsoft over web browser |
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| Feb.22 |
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Hackers attack Microsoft computers
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| Oct.29 |
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Windows Phone 8 operating system launched
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| Oct.24 |
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Microsoft to make more hardware
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| Aug.15 |
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Bill Gates backs 'future' toilet
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| Jul.19 |
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Microsoft makes first ever loss
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| Jul.5 |
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Android phones 'used for botnet'
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| Jun.18 |
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Microsoft unveils iPad rival Surface
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| Oct.7 |
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Europe clears Microsoft Skype bid |
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| May.10 |
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Microsoft buys phone firm Skype |
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| Feb.10 |
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New Microsoft browser goes live
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| Jan.5 |
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Microsoft uses mobile phone chips
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| Dec.23 |
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Microsoft warns on IE browser bug
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| Oct.28 |
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Microsoft lifted by record sales
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| Oct.18 |
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Top Microsoft executive resigns
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| Sep.9 |
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China's tycoons shun Gates-Buffett |
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| Aug.27 |
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Billionaire sues hi-tech giants
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| Jul.22 |
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Windows 7 boosts Microsoft profit
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| Jul.13 |
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'Virtual human' makes Xbox debut
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| Jul.3 |
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Buffett gives charities $1.93bn
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| May.18 |
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Hotmail makeover targets rivals
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| Feb.25 |
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Microsoft shuts down global spam network
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| Feb.15 |
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Microsoft launches Windows 7 mobile
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| Jan.16 |
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Germany issues Explorer warning |
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| Nov.16 |
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Microsoft co-founder Allen has cancer |
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| Oct.21 |
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Microsoft unleashes new Windows |
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| Oct.5 |
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Hotmail accounts 'posted online' |
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| Sep.22 |
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Microsoft increases search share |
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| Jul.29 |
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Microsoft and Yahoo seal web deal Yahoo and Microsoft have announced a long-rumoured internet search deal that will help the companies take on chief rival Google
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| Feb.13 |
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Microsoft bounty for worm creator A reward of $250,000 has been offered by Microsoft to find who is behind the Downadup/Conficker virus
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| Dec.17 |
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Microsoft plans quick fix for IE |
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| Oct.28 |
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Microsoft delivers pre-beta Windows 7 |
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| Aug.21 |
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Web browser to get 'privacy mode' |
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| May.3 |
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Microsoft walks away from Yahoo| Microsoft has dropped its 3-month-old bid to buy internet firm because the two sides cannot agree on an acceptable sale price | |
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| Feb.27 |
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EU fines Microsoft record $1.4bn. European Union
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| Feb.1 |
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Microsoft wants to purchase Yahoo Microsoft has offered to buy the search engine company for $44.6bn in cash and shares. The offer is 62% above Yahoo's closing share price
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| Jan.25 |
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Bill Gates new project: Farming |
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| Dec.4 |
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'Kill switch' dropped from Vista |
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| Jan.30 |
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Operating system Vista arrives |
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| Aug.13 |
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Gates: 'Women key to Aids policy' |
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| Jul.21 |
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Zune challenge beckons for iPod Microsoft is developing a 'ortable music player which will compete directly with Apple's iPod
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| Jul.19 |
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Gates gives $287m to HIV research |
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| Jun.25 |
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Buffett gives $30 billion Gates Foundation |
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| Jun.15 |
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Gates to end daily Microsoft role Bill Gates will end his day-to-day role as head of software giant by July 2008 to spend more time at his charity
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| Jan.27 |
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Davos: Gates triples TB research funding |
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| Aug.10 |
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Microsoft in $7m spam settlement Software giant has won a court settlement from Scott Richter, one of the world's biggest senders of spam e-mail
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| Mar.24 |
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Microsoft hit by record EU fine |
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| Feb.12 |
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Microsoft source code leaked out |
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| Feb.10 |
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Microsoft admits 'critical' flaw |
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| Nov.5 |
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Anti-virus fight gets cash boost A $5m reward fund has been set up by Microsoft to help track down people who unleash MSBlast or Sobig viruses
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| Aug.15 |
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Microsoft fights 'flawed' worm |
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| Apr.21 |
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Microsoft changes licensing rules |
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| Feb.27 |
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Bill Gates again richest man in world |
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| Jan.25 |
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Computer worm blocks ATMs |
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| Dec.20 |
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Fix your Windows, says Microsoft |
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| Nov.2 |
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Microsoft reaches anti-trust deal Washington: Microsoft would be obliged to provide rivals with information about middleware products
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| Oct.25 |
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Windows XP hits the streets Microsoft has launched the latest version of its main product using a $250m marketing drive
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| Sep.6 |
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Feds drop Microsoft breakup |
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| Jun.28 |
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Court vacates Microsoft ruling |
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| Apr.21 |
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Gates toppled as world's richest Microsoft billionaire has been ousted as the richest by Walton, the chairman of the Wal-Mart retail empire
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| Apr.4 |
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Microsoft loses antitrust suit| Washington: Microsoft is confident that it will eventually overturn the decision by a judge that it violated anti-monopoly laws | |
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| Jan.14 |
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Microsoft CEO Gates Steps Down| Seattle: Bill Gates is handing the reins to his former Harvard classmate, Steve Ballmer, the company's president | |
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