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Paul allen born
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Bill Gates was born
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Bill Gates enrolled to Lakeside school
in the north side of seattle -
Bill and Paul become friends
met at lakeside school -
Gates and paul make the Altar 8800
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Start of microsoft
Started by 20 year old Bill Gates and 22 year old Paul Allen. -
Met with IBM
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Made the QDOS
Renamed the 86-DOS -
Made software for the first IBM computer
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Presented the MS-DOS to IBM
IBM launched the IBM pc with the OS (the MS-DOS went on to run 90% of comuters) -
Allen resigns from microsoft
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Microsoft word is launched
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Microsoft provides apple with software
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Windows is launched
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Microsoft goes public
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Microsoft investigated by federal trade
investigated for antitrust practices -
Windows 3.0 launched
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William H. Gates foundation created
later renamed Bill & Melinda Gates foundation in 2000 -
Windows 95 launched
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Microsoft investigatedd by US department of justice
because of claims that microsoft in bundling internet explorer with windows 95 -
Gates resigns as CEO
replaced by Steve Ballmer -
Microsoft is ordered to split into two companies
by federal judge -
Microsoft remains one comapany
won the antitrust case -
Microsoft creates the xbox
Microsofts first stem into the gaming industry -
Microsoft creates the xbox 360
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Windows 7 launched
by Steve Ballmer -
Bing is launched
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Microsoft purchases Skype
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Windows 8 launched
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Microsoft launched the xbox one
