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January

More Windows 8.1 screenshots leak, reveal power button and smarter context menus

Microsoft to extend Windows XP anti-malware support through mid-2015

Are Gates and Ballmer scaring off potential CEO candidates at Microsoft?

Microsoft renames SkyDrive to OneDrive following trademark dispute

Microsoft ships 3.9 million Xbox Ones, Surface revenue doubles

February

Meet Microsoft's new CEO: Satya Nadella

Windows 8.1 Update 1 leaks online, brings a handful of desktop friendly tweaks

Next DirectX may pack Mantle-like low-level features

Microsoft officially announces a 'spring' update to Windows 8.1

Microsoft details Windows Phone 8.1 at MWC

Microsoft launches OneDrive, complete with new features

Former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop to lead Microsoft's devices and games team

March

Microsoft announces DirectX 12 for computers, smartphones and Xbox One

Puget: Windows 8 is not our fault, but we have to clean up after Microsoft's terrible UI decisions

Microsoft makes Office for Android and iPhone free for home users

Microsoft accidentally leaks Windows 8.1 Update 1 early

Microsoft quietly shuts down the $99 on-contract Xbox 360 program

Microsoft releases early source code for MS-DOS and Word for Windows

Cortana is Microsoft's answer to Siri, will arrive in Windows Phone 8.1 update

April

Mandatory Windows 8.1 Update failing for many

Windows 8.1 Update goes live, download required for 8.1 users to receive patches beyond May 13

Microsoft has finally ended support for Windows XP

IRS will reportedly pay Microsoft millions for extended Windows XP support

May

Microsoft announces thinner, faster 12-inch Surface Pro 3 (Update: full specs and pricing)

For the first time ever, Bill Gates is no longer Microsoft's largest shareholder

China bans Windows 8 on government PCs

Microsoft unbundles Kinect from Xbox One, standalone system coming next month for $399

June

Microsoft's desktop Start menu won't appear until next major Windows release in 2015

July

Microsoft confirms Windows will merge into one operating system

Start menu showed off in leaked Windows 9 images

Microsoft to shed 18,000 jobs in order to become more agile and move faster

Google, Microsoft and others form consortium to push 25/50 Gbps Ethernet

Microsoft abandons original programming plans, will shut down Xbox Entertainment Studios

Microsoft launches Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 with minor upgrades

August

Ballmer severs remaining ties with Microsoft, steps down from board of directors

September

Windows 10 is the name of Microsoft's next-generation operating system

Office 16 to include Clippy's spiritual successor, a new darker theme and more

It's official: Microsoft acquires Minecraft creator Mojang for $2.5 billion

MSN Messenger's 15 year run coming to an end this October

October

Download Now: Windows 10 Technical Preview

Windows 10 will "run on everything", says CEO Satya Nadella

The Cornerplay: The passing of an era -- Microsoft's rise, fall and reboot

Two-factor authentication will come baked into Windows 10

Surface division performs strongly as Microsoft posts $23 billion quarterly revenue

Microsoft announces unlimited OneDrive cloud storage for Office 365 subscribers

November

Microsoft now offers Office for free on mobile devices, launches Android tablet Preview

Windows 10 will cater to audiophiles with native FLAC support

Microsoft quietly launches Work & Play Bundle, combines four popular subscriptions into one

Freemium model shoots Microsoft Office apps to the top of the App Store

Microsoft completes its $2.5 billion acquisition of Minecraft creator Mojang

Microsoft tops Exxon to become world's second biggest company

December

First pictures, video of Cortana running in Windows 10 surface

New Windows 10 leak (build 9901) highlights more polished Cortana and new apps

Microsoft schedules Windows 10 event for January 21 at Redmond campus

Microsoft confirms acquisition of mobile e-mail startup Acompli

Microsoft no longer has to promote rival browsers in Europe

Windows 10 Tech Preview: Over 1.5 million testers, 450k "highly active"

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