2014 Event Microsoft Corp today begins selling a fitness tracking armband called Microsoft Band that links to a free web-based tracking app; the software will work across iOS and Android platforms in addition to Windows 2014 Event Microsoft Corp. is planning to buy Mojang, the company that created the video game Minecraft; the purchase price would likely exceed $2 billion 2014 Event Sale of the Los Angeles Clippers to Microsoft ex-CEO Steve Ballmer has gone through, despite attempts by former owner Donald Sterling to stop the transaction; Sterling was forced to sell after being banned from the NBA for his racist remarks 2014 Event Microsoft announces that it will lay off 14% of its workforce, equalling approximately 18,000 employees; many of the cuts are expected to come from recently-acquired Nokia 2014 Event Donald Sterling, the owner of the L.A. Clippers who was banned from the NBA after racist remarks, has changed his mind on allowing sale of the team to Microsoft ex-CEO Steve Balmer; instead, Sterling has revived his $1 billion lawsuit agains the NBA 2014 Event Donald Sterling, the L.A. Clippers owner banned from the NBA after making racist remarks, has dropped a lawsuit fighting the forced sale of the team; the pending sale to former Microsoft exec Steve Ballmer must now be approved by the NBA 2014 Event Shelly Sterling, Donald Sterling's wife and co-owner of the L.A. Clippers, plans to sell the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for $2 billion; the sale depends on approval from the NBA and Donald 2014 Event Microsoft identifies a security issue in Internet Explorer that can allow hackers to take control of personal computers using the browser; the flaw affects versions 6 to 11 of the software 2014 Event Microsoft ends support for its Windows XP operating system; the system was first released in 2001 2014 Event Google and Microsoft report that the National Security Agency ordered them to provide information on 10,000 accounts over a six-month period in 2012 and 2013, and Yahoo reported they complied with government request for information on more than 40,000 accounts 2013 Event The mobile division of Nokia is purchased by Microsoft for $7.2 billion 2013 Event CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, announces his retirement in the next 12 months 2013 Event Microsoft takes negative feedback into account, and announces plans to change many features of its Xbox One 2013 Event Microsoft is fined €561 million for not providing E.U. residents with an alternative web browser to Internet Explorer 2011 Event Microsoft announces it plans to purchase Skype, an Internet phone service, for $8.5 billion 2010 Event Microsoft cofounder, Paul Allen's company Interval Licensing LLC, files a patent infringement suit against Google, Apple, eBay, Facebook and others 2008 Event Bill Gates resigns from Microsoft to focus on his charity work 2007 Event Microsoft releases Windows Vista 2005 Event XBox 360 video game is released by Microsoft 1997 Event Microsoft buys Hotmail E-mail service 1997 Event Federal judge orders Microsoft not to bundle IE4 in Windows 1997 Event Microsoft argues it should be "free from government interference" 1997 Event Compaq testifies Microsoft threaten to break Windows 95 agreement if they showcased a Netscape icon 1997 Event U.S. accuses Microsoft of violating pact forcing IE browser on computers 1997 Event Microsoft Corp releases Internet Explorer 4.0 1997 Event Microsoft announces it will invest $150 million in Apple Computer Inc 1997 Event Microsoft Corp releases Internet Explorer 4.0 1996 Event Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 3.0 1996 Event MSNBC begins Microsoft internet-NBC TV 1994 Event Microsoft CEO Bill Gates (38) marries Melinda French (29) 1992 Event Court throws out Apple's lawsuit against Microsoft 1992 Event Microsoft announced Windows 3.1, upgrading Windows 3.0 1991 Event Microsoft releases MS DOS 5.0 1991 Event Date of Microsoft MS DOS 5.0 1990 Event Microsoft releases Windows 3.0 1988 Event Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen gives $10 million to University Washington library 1988 Event Microsoft releases MS DOS 4.0 1957 Birthday Frank Milton "Pete" Higgins II, Vice President, Microsoft Desktop 1955 Birthday Bill Gates, born in Seattle, Washington billionaire CEO, Microsoft 1953 Birthday Paul Allen, born in Seattle, Washington, co-founder of Microsoft with Bill Gates, worth $10 billion, 'Time' magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World
