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2016 |
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Microsoft Surface Pro 4 launched in India |
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Microsoft announces Windows 10 Anniversary Update |
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2015 |
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Microsoft launches Windows 10 in India |
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Three local Datacenters are launched in Pune, Mumbai and Chennai to benefit the private and public sectors of India |
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Microsoft launches Office 2016 Suite in India |
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2014 |
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Microsoft launches Academia Accelerator |
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Satya Nadella named Chief Executive Officer for Microsoft |
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Microsoft establishes IPR Chair at Gujarat National Law University |
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2013 |
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Microsoft launches Windows 8.1 |
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Microsoft announces decision to acquire Nokia’s devices and services business, license Nokia’s patents and mapping services |
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Microsoft India Development Centre completes 15 years in India |
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Microsoft India starts drive to create 100+ Commercial apps in 6 months |
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Microsoft Ventures Accelerator in India graduates third batch of 13 tech startups |
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Microsoft launches CityNext in India |
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Microsoft delivers unprecedented Cloud Development Platform with Visual Studio 2013 and Visual Studio Online |
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Windows Phone becomes the second largest smartphone platform in India |
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2012 |
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Microsoft launches Windows 8 in India |
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Microsoft launches Windows Phone 8 in India |
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WiFi on bus launched at Microsoft campus in Hyderabad |
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Microsoft hosts World’s Largest AppFest at Bengaluru |
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Microsoft launches Windows Server 2012 to power the Cloud OS |
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Microsoft unveils the New Office 2013 and Office 365 |
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India GTSC begins delivering cloud support to partners across the globe |
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AICTE adopts Microsoft’s cloud offerings – Implementation of Microsoft [email protected] for 7.5 million users, making it the world’s largest cloud deployment ever |
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Microsoft Services Global Delivery opens Bengaluru delivery center |
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Microsoft announces that cloud computing will create over 2 million jobs by 2015 in India |
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Microsoft YouthSpark launched in India |
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30 years of Microsoft’s Giving Campaign celebrated |
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Microsoft Research develops biometric monitoring system to help patients complete tuberculosis treatment programs |
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2011 |
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Microsoft opens New Global Delivery Centre in Bengaluru |
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Microsoft Dynamics achieves 2000 customer milestone in India |
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Microsoft launches Windows Phone 7.5 in India |
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Microsoft broadens software donation program to reach more nonprofits and communities |
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Microsoft opens new R&D facility in Bengaluru |
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Microsoft GTSC owns complete Broad Commercial customer support |
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2010 |
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Microsoft India launches Kinect for Xbox 360 in India |
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Microsoft announces roll out of the new partner network in India |
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Microsoft Services Global Delivery is the only CMMI L5 certified center within the Microsoft ecosystem |
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Microsoft Research collaborates with Wikipedia to enhance multilingual content |
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Microsoft unveils Kinect – previously codenamed “Project Natal” |
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Microsoft launches Office 2010 system in India |
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Microsoft launches the Windows Multipoint Sever- Allows multiple students to share one PC |
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2009 |
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Microsoft signs MoU for an Education Alliance with the Government of Maharashtra |
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Microsoft launches Windows 7 in India |
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2008 |
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Microsoft launches DreamSpark and BizSpark in India |
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Microsoft India Development Centre completes 10 years, moves into new building on Campus |
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2007 |
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Microsoft announces Unlimited Potential – focused effort on education, innovation, jobs & skills |
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2006 |
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Microsoft Global Services India, now Microsoft Services Global Delivery (GD) commenced operations out of Hyderabad, India |
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Microsoft Research India releases MultiMouse Software Development Kit (SDK), resulting in the MultiPoint SDK |
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2005 |
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Microsoft India Development Centre moves to the Gachibowli campus in Hyderabad |
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Gates visits India, announces $1.7 billion investment focused on innovating in and for India |
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Microsoft Research launches operations at Microsoft Research India (MSR India), Bengaluru |
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2004 |
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Gachibowli campus inaugurated in November by Steve Ballmer and erstwhile Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy |
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2003 |
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Microsoft’s Project Bhasha announced |
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Partners in Learning (Project Shiksha) launched |
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Microsoft opens India Global Technical Support Center (India GTSC) in Bangalore, the only 24×7 support center across the world |
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2002 |
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Microsoft IT launches operations in India. |
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Gates visits India, announces plan to invest $100 million in Hyderabad center |
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2001 |
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Microsoft India Development Centre employees participate in Gujarat earthquake relief operations |
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2000 |
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Bill Gates visits India, announces alliance with Infosys |
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Giving Campaign launched in India |
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1998 |
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Launch of India Development Center in Hyderabad, India, the second largest development center outside the US facility in Redmond |
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1997 |
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Chairman Bill Gates visits India for the first time |
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1990 |
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Microsoft starts operations in India |
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