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Microsoft founded
Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates. Bill Gates is currently the second richest man in the world. He is also a known fan of the website "reddit.com". -
Microsoft incorporates
Microsoft incorporates and goes into the computer buisness. Their main coding language is SQL. -
Microsoft releases Windows 3.0
Windows 3.0 was extremly sucessful. It ran programs notibly faster than its competetors. -
Steve Ballmer named president and chief executive officer for Microsoft
Steve ballmer is still the CEO of microsoft today. He ranked 51 on forbes billionaires list. He ranked 46 on powerful people. -
Microsoft launches Windows XP
Windows XP is an operating system made by microsoft to be used by personal devices. This made laptops and personal computers more powerful and popular. -
Microsoft launches Xbox
Microsoft adapts to the accelerating community of video gaming by introducing the Xbox. Its opponents were Sony and Nintendo. The gaming community choose the xbox because it was superior to most systems. This is like natural selection. -
Microsoft launches Xbox 360
To keep up with the improved systems being released by its competetors, microsoft released the Xbox 360 which featured faster games, more memory and better graphics. The development of the xbox to the xbox 360 is an example of evolution. -
Microsoft launches general availability of Office 2010
Microsoft Office allows users to write documents from home which extended the use of Office. It is the most popular way to write a document on the computer. -
Microsoft launches Kinect for Xbox 360
The introduction of motion gaming became extremly popular so microsoft released the Kinect which let the player be the controller. This also opened the door for the Xbox to become more family friendly. -
Microsoft launches Windows Phone 7
Microsoft joined the phone buisness by introducing the Windows Phone. This phone features complete customization and quick acess to information.