List of mergers and acquisitions by Microsoft

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Microsoft's headquarters are in Redmond, Washington.

Microsoft is an American multinational computer technology corporation based inRedmond, Washington. Bill
Gates and Paul Allen founded the company inAlbuquerque, New Mexico on April 4, 1975 after Gates went on
leave from Harvard University.[1] Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS), the company that
created the Altair 8800 microcomputer, was based in Albuquerque. Gates visited MITS to show them his
implementation of the BASIC programming language using their system.[2] Microsoft moved its headquarters
to Bellevue, Washington on January 1, 1979, and then to Redmond on February 26, 1986, where it still
remains.[3] The company's initial public offering was held on March 14, 1986. The stock, which eventually
closed at US$27.75 a share, peaked at $29.25 a share shortly after the market opened for trading. At the time,
Gates owned 45%[4] of the company's 24.7 million outstanding shares, and Allen owned roughly 25% of the
shares. After the offering, Gates was worth $233.9 million and Microsoft had a market capitalization of
$519.777 million.[5] Microsoft has acquired 128 companies, purchased stakes in 60 companies, and made
24 divestments. Of the companies that Microsoft has acquired, 99 were based in the United States. Microsoft
has not released the financial details for most of these mergers and acquisitions.
Microsoft's first acquisition was Forethought on June 29, 1987, which was founded in 1983 and developed
a presentation program that would later be known as Microsoft PowerPoint.[6] On December 31, 1997,
Microsoft acquired Hotmail for $500 million, its largest acquisition at the time, and integrated Hotmail into
its MSN group of services.[7] Hotmail, a free webmail service founded in 1996 by Jack Smith and Sabeer
Bhatia,[8] had more than 8.5 million subscribers earlier that month.[9] Microsoft acquired Seattle-based Visio
Corporation on January 7, 2000 for $1.375 billion. Visio, a software company, was founded in 1990 as Axon
Corporation, and had its initial public offering in November 1995.[10] The company developed the

diagramming application software, Visio, which was integrated into Microsoft's product line as Microsoft
Visio after its acquisition. On July 12, 2002, Microsoft purchased Navision for $1.33 billion. The company,
which developed the technology for the Microsoft Dynamics NAV enterprise resource planning software, was
integrated into Microsoft as a new division named Microsoft Business Solutions,[11] later renamed to Microsoft
Dynamics.[12] Microsoft purchased aQuantive, an advertising company, on August 13, 2007 for $6.333 billion,
Microsoft's largest acquisition. Before the acquisition, aQuantive was ranked 14th in terms of revenue
amongadvertising agencies worldwide. aQuantive had three subsidiaries at the time of the acquisition: Avenue
A/Razorfish, one of the world's largestdigital agencies,[13] Atlas Solutions, and DRIVE Performance
Solutions.[14] Microsoft acquired the Norwegian enterprise search companyFast Search & Transfer on April 25,
2008 for $1.191 billion to boost its search technology.[15]
Since Microsoft's first acquisition in 1987, it has purchased an average of six companies a year. The company
has purchased more than ten companies a year since 2005, and acquired 18 firms in 2006, the most in a single
year, including Onfolio, Lionhead Studios, Massive Incorporated, ProClarity, Winternals Software,
and Colloquis. Microsoft has made four acquisitions worth over one billion dollars: aQuantive, Fast Search &
Transfer, Navision, and Visio Corporation. Microsoft has also purchased several stakes valued more than a
billion dollars. It obtained an 11.5% stake in Comcast for $1 billion, a 22.98% stake in Telewest
Communications for $2.263 billion, and a 3% stake in AT&Tfor $5 billion. Among Microsoft's divestments, in
which parts of the company are sold to another company, only Expedia, Inc. was sold for more than a billion
dollars; USA Networks purchased the company on February 5, 2002 for $1.372 billion. On August 17, 2006,
Microsoft acquired 7.92% of its own common stock for $20 billion.
Contents
[hide]

1 Acquisitions

2 Stakes

3 Divestitures

4 Notes

5 References

6 External links

[edit]Acquisitions
Date

Company

Business

June 29, 1987

Forethought

Computer software

March 31, 1991

Consumers Software Software

Country
United
States
Canada

Value (USD)

$20,500,000

References
[16]

[17]

June 29, 1992

Fox Software

PC database software

United
States

$174,800,000

[18]

February 28, 1994

Softimage

Wholesale 3-D
visualization software

Canada

$139,000,000

[19]

September 27, 1994 Altamira Software

Software

United
States

[20]

November 1, 1994

NextBase

Software

United
States

[21]

November 15, 1994

One Tree Software

Software

United
States

[22]

February 23, 1995

RenderMorphics

3D graphics hardware

United
States

[23]

July 10, 1995

Network Managers

Systems design

United
States

[24]

October 17, 1995

Blue Ribbon
Soundworks

Software

United
States

[25]

November 6, 1995

Netwise

Computer software

United
States

[26]

December 12, 1995

Bruce Artwick
Organization

Programming

United
States

[27]

January 16, 1996

Vermeer
Technologies

Software

United
States

[28]

March 6, 1996

VGA-Animation
Software Div[note 1]

Software

[29]

March 12, 1996

Colusa Software

Software

United
States

[30]

April 16, 1996

Exos

Video game controllers

United
States

[31]

April 23, 1996

Aspect Software
Engineering

Computer software

United
States

June 11, 1996

eShop

Software

United
States

[33]

June 17, 1996

Electric Gravity

Electronic games

United
States

[34]

November 1, 1996

Panorama Software
Sys-On-Line[note 2]

Software

Canada

[35]

February 3, 1997

NetCarta

Internet software

United
States

$20,000,000

[36]

April 30, 1997

WebTV Networks

Internet service
provider

United
States

$425,000,000

[37]

May 7, 1997

Dimension X

Java-based platforms

United
States

[38]

June 13, 1997

Cooper & Peters

Programming

United
States

[39]

June 30, 1997

LinkAge Software

Internet software

United

[40]

Germany

$14,150,000

[32]

development

States

August 5, 1997

VXtreme

Internet video software

United
States

December 31, 1997

Hotmail

Internet software

United
States

$500,000,000

[42]

April 15, 1998

Firefly

Relationship
management software

United
States

$40,000,000

[43]

April 28, 1998

MESA Group

Data sharing software

United
States

[44]

August 25, 1998

Valence Research

Internet software

United
States

[45]

November 6, 1998

LinkExchange

Internet advertising
network

United
States

January 11, 1999

FASA Interactive

Computer game
software

United
States

[47]

March 4, 1999

CompareNet

Shopping online

United
States

[48]

March 26, 1999

Numinous
Technologies

Software

United
States

[49]

April 27, 1999

Interactive ObjectsDigital

Web music software

United
States

[50]

April 30, 1999

Jump Networks

Internet service
provider

United
States

[51]

June 7, 1999

ShadowFactor
Software

Wholesale computer
software

United
States

[52]

June 15, 1999

Omnibrowse

Internet software

United
States

[53]

June 28, 1999

Intrinsa

Defect detection
software

United
States

July 1, 1999

Sendit

Application software

July 7, 1999

Zoomit

Encryption software

United
States

[56]

July 21, 1999

STNC

Community software

United
Kingdom

[57]

September 19, 1999 Softway Systems

Computer
programming

United
States

[58]

October 29, 1999

Entropic

Software

United
States

[59]

January 7, 2000

Visio Corporation

Wholesale drawing
software

United
States

$1,375,000,000

[60]

February 29, 2000

Peach Networks

Digital TV services

[61]

March 17, 2000

Travelscape

Internet service
provider

United
States

$89,750,000

[62]

April 12, 2000

Titus

Cable television

United

$944,800,000

[63]

Sweden

Israel

$265,000,000

[41]

[46]

$58,900,000

[54]

$125,420,000

[55]

Communications

States

June 19, 2000

Bungie Software

Computer software

United
States

[64]

July 12, 2000

NetGames

Software

United
States

[65]

September 13, 2000 MongoMusic

Online music search

engine

United
States

September 27, 2000 Pacific Microsonics

Digital audio
technology

United
States

March 17, 2001

Vacationspot

Internet service
provider

United
States

$70,850,000

[68]

April 5, 2001

Great Plains Software

Business management
software

United
States

$939,884,000

[69]

May 2, 2001

Intellisol
International

Software

Canada

May 31, 2001

NCompass Labs

Internet software

Canada

$36,000,000

[71]

June 21, 2001

Maximal Intelligence Software

Israel

$20,000,000

[72]

July 1, 2001

Yupi

Online Spanish Portal

United
States

January 3, 2002

Korea Telecom

Telecommunications

South
Korea

$500,000,000

[74]

March 11, 2002

Classic Custom
Vacations

Travel agency

United
States

$78,000,000

[75]

May 22, 2002

Sales Management
Systems

Software

United
States

July 12, 2002

Navision

Software programming

July 29, 2002

Mobilocity

Computer consulting

September 10, 2002 XDegrees

$65,000,000

[66]

[67]

[70]

[73]

[76]

$1,330,000,000

[77]

United
States

[78]

Security software

United
States

[79]

September 24, 2002 Rare

Software and video

games

United
Kingdom

$375,000,000

[80]

December 13, 2002

Vicinity

Online enterprise
location

United
States

$95,849,000

[81]

February 25, 2003

Connectix

Software

United
States

March 3, 2003

DCG

Internet software

April 30, 2003

PlaceWare

Web conferencing

United
States

May 27, 2003

G.A. Sullivan

Information technology

United
States

June 10, 2003

GeCAD Software

Antivirus technology

August 29, 2003

3DO Co-High Heat

Software

Denmark

Australia

[82]

[83]

$200,000,000

[84]

[85]

Romania

[86]

United

$450,000

[87]

Baseball

States

April 22, 2004

Encore Bus
Solutions-IP Asts

IP assets

United
States

[88]

April 26, 2004

ActiveViews

Reporting systems

United
States

[89]

July 16, 2004

Lookout Software

Personal search tool

United
States

[90]

December 16, 2004

GIANT Company
Software

Anti-spyware

United
States

[91]

March 2, 2005

en'tegrate

Software

United
States

[92]

April 9, 2005

Groove Networks

Community software

United
States

[93]

May 11, 2005

MessageCast

Messaging

United
States

May 31, 2005

Tsinghua-ShenxunCert Asts

Certain assets

June 21, 2005

Sybari Software

Software

United
States

[96]

August 29, 2005

Teleo

VoIP

United
States

[97]

August 31, 2005

FrontBridge
Technologies

Email protection

United
States

[98]

September 19, 2005 Alacris

Certificate management
United
software
States

[99]

November 3, 2005

media-streams.com

Software

[100]

November 17, 2005

5th Finger

Mobile

January 19, 2006

UMT-Software and
IP Assets

Software

February 13, 2006

MotionBridge

Search

February 13, 2006

Seadragon Software

Software

United
States

[104]

March 7, 2006

Apptimum

Software

United
States

[105]

March 7, 2006

Onfolio

Internet software

United
States

[106]

April 6, 2006

Lionhead Studios

Video games

United
Kingdom

[107]

April 26, 2006

AssetMetrix

Enterprise software

Canada

[108]

May 4, 2006

Massive Incorporated Video game advertising

United
States

[109]

May 4, 2006

Vexcel

United
States

[110]

Mapping software

China

Switzerland
Australia
United
States
France

$7,000,000

[94]

$15,000,000

[95]

$3,153,000

$17,858,000

[101]

[102]

[103]

May 15, 2006

DeepMetrix

Web log analysis

United
States

[111]

June 6, 2006

ProClarity

Analysis software

United
States

[112]

June 27, 2006

iView Multimedia

Digital asset
management

United
Kingdom

[113]

July 17, 2006

Softricity

application
virtualization software

United
States

[114]

July 18, 2006

Winternals Software

Software

United
States

[115]

July 26, 2006

Whale
Communications

Applications

United
States

[116]

[117]

September 26, 2006 Gteko

Applications

October 2, 2006

DesktopStandard

Applications

United
States

[118]

October 12, 2006

Colloquis

Natural language
software

United
States

[119]

March 9, 2007

Medstory

Internet search engine

United
States

[120]

March 26, 2007

devBiz Business
Solutions

Software tools

United
States

[121]

May 3, 2007

ScreenTonic

Advertising and
marketing

France

[122]

May 3, 2007

Tellme Networks

Mobile phone software

United
States

[123]

June 4, 2007

Engyro

Information technology

United
States

[124]

June 7, 2007

Stratature

Application
management

United
States

[125]

June 29, 2007

Savvis Inc-Data
Centers

Networking

United
States

August 13, 2007

AdECN

Ad Exchange

United
States

[127]

August 13, 2007

aQuantive

Digital marketing

United
States

$6,333,000,000

[128]

October 2, 2007

Jellyfish.com

Search engine

United
States

[129]

October 5, 2007

Parlano

Enterprise messaging
software

United
States

[130]

October 29, 2007

Global Care
Solutions-Assets

Assets

Thailand

[131]

November 1, 2007

HOB Business
Solutions

Information technology

Denmark

[132]

December 12, 2007

Multimap.com

Mapping

United

[133]

Israel

$200,000,000

[126]

Kingdom
January 22, 2008

Calista Technologies Software

United
States

[134]

February 7, 2008

Caligari Corporation

Software

United
States

[135]

February 27, 2008

YaData

Software

[136]

March 14, 2008

Rapt

Advertising yield
management software

United
States

[137]

March 19, 2008

Komoku

Rootkit security
software

United
States

March 31, 2008

90 Degree Software

Business intelligence
software

April 14, 2008

Farecast

Online search software

United
States

$75,000,000

[140]

April 15, 2008

Danger

Mobile Internet
software

United
States

$500,000,000

[141]

April 25, 2008

Fast Search &

Transfer

Enterprise search

$1,191,000,000

[142]

May 26, 2008

Kidaro

Software

[143]

June 4, 2008

Quadreon

Software

[144]

June 18, 2008

Navic Networks

Management software

[145]

June 26, 2008

Mobicomp

Mobile applications

[146]

August 11, 2008

Powerset

Semantic Search

United
States

[147]

September 16, 2008 DATAllegro

Data software

United
States

[148]

September 28, 2008 Greenfield Online

Search and e-commerce

United
services
States

May 7, 2009

BigPark

Interactive online
gaming

September 22, 2009

Interactive
Supercomputing

Software

United
States

December 10, 2009

Opalis Software

Software

Canada

December 10, 2009

Sentillion, Inc.

Identity and Access

Management Software
for Healthcare

Israel

Canada

Norway
United
States
Belgium
United
States
Portugal

$5,000,000

$486,000,000

[138]

[139]

[149]

[150]

Canada

[151]

[152]

United
States

[153]

[edit]Stakes
Date
June 15, 1989

Company

Business

Santa Cruz Operation[note Wholesale computer

3]
software

Country
United States

Value (USD)

References
[154]

March 18,
1991

Dorling Kindersley[note 4]

Reference books

United
Kingdom

$14,340,000

[155]

$39,900,000

[156]

June 21, 1994 Stac Electronics

Data compression
software

United States

January 19,
1995

Internet service provider

United States

May 30, 1995 Wang Laboratories

Software consulting

United States

October 12,
1995

Individual

On-line information
retrieval

United States

April 1, 1996

Mobile Telecom
Technologies[note 5]

Cellular telephones

United States

April 22,
1996

Helicon Publishing

Electronic books

United States

[161]

September 9,
SingleTrac
1996

Software

United States

[162]

October 1,
1996

WebTV Networks

Internet service provider

United States

[163]

October 28,
1996

VDOnet

Internet services

United States

[164]

February 3,
1997

CMGI[note 6]

Direct mail

United States

February 18,
Digital Anvil
1997

Computer game
software

United States

[166]

March 3,
1997

Internet software

United States

[167]

June 30, 1997 Comcast[note 7]

Cable television

United States $1,000,000,000

[168]

August 6,
1997

Apple Computer[note 8]

Personal computers

United States

$150,000,000

[169]

August 19,
1997

Progressive Networks[note
9]

Internet software

United States

$30,000,000

[170]

September
11, 1997

Lernout &
Hauspie Speech[note 10]

Multilingual software

Belgium

$45,000,000

[171]

September
23, 1997

E-Stamp[note 11]

Internet software

United States

March 4,
1998

General Magic

Community software

United States

March 6,
1998

WavePhore[note 12]

Radio and television

equipment

United States

[174]

June 18, 1998 Pluto Technologies

Network and storage

United States

[175]

December 14, Qwest

1998
Communications[note 13]

Telecommunications

United States

January 6,
1999

SkyTel
Communications[note 14]

Cellular telephones

United States

January 31,

United Pan-Europe

Broadband communities

Netherlands

UUNet

Interse

$90,000,000

$25,000,000

$20,000,000

$6,000,000

$200,000,000

$300,000,000

[157]

[158]

[159]

[160]

[165]

[172]

[173]

[176]

[177]

[178]

1999

Comm NV[note 15]

February 1,
1999

NTL[note 16]

Communications

February 2,
1999

Banyan[note 17]

Software

March 2,
1999

Dialogic

March 8,
1999

Reciprocal

United
Kingdom

$500,000,000

[179]

United States

$10,000,000

[180]

Computer telephony

United States

$24,200,000

[181]

Copyright protection

United States

April 1, 1999 TV Cabo Portugal SA

Cable television

Portugal

$38,600,000

[183]

April 10,
1999

Lernout &
Hauspie Speech

Multilingual software

Belgium

$15,000,000

[184]

June 8, 1999

Inprise

Computer software

United States

$125,000,000

[185]

June 8, 1999

NaviSite[note 18]

Internet service provider

United States

June 19, 1999 AT&T[note 19]

Telecommunications

United States $5,000,000,000

[187]

June 22, 1999 Concentric Network

IP-based networks

United States

$50,000,000

[188]

July 5, 1999

WebMD

Web-based health
information

United States

$250,000,000

[189]

August 20,
1999

Tuttle Decision Systems

Mortgage pricing
information

United States

August 25,
1999

Rogers Communications

Radio and television

stations

Canada

December 3,
Korea Thrunet[note 20]
1999

Internet service provider

South Korea

December 28,
Globo Cabo[note 21]
1999

Cable television

[182]

[186]

[190]

$405,120,000

[191]

$36,000,000

[192]

Brazil

$126,000,000

[193]

December 30, CommTouch Software[note Community security

22]
1999
software

Israel

$20,000,000

[194]

December 31,
Gigamedia[note 23]
1999

Internet service provider

Taiwan

$31,470,000

[195]

January 24,
2000

Intertainer

Interactive systems

United States

$56,000,000

[196]

January 24,
2000

VerticalNet[note 24]

Management solutions

United States

$100,000,000

[197]

February 23,
BroadBand Office
2000

Communication

United States

$25,000,000

[198]

March 2,
2000

Ecoss[note 25]

Computer programming

Japan

$46,000

[199]

March 13,
2000

RealNames[note 26]

Internet navigation

United States

March 14,
2000

MEASAT Broadcast
Network[note 27]

Television broadcasting

Malaysia

$100,000,000

[201]

April 14,
2000

Best Buy

Retail stores

United States

$200,000,000

[202]

[200]

July 7, 2000

Telewest
Communications[note 28]

[203]

Cable television

United States $2,263,000,000

July 13, 2000 Blixer Net

Online
telecommunications

Italy

August 4,
2000

CAIS Internet

Internet access

United States

$40,000,000

[205]

October 2,
2000

Corel Corporation[note 29]

Software

Canada

$89,370,000

[206]

November
29, 2000

Chyron Corporation[note 30] Digital graphics

United States

$6,000,000

[207]

United States

$10,000,000

[208]

February 12,
Audible.com
2001

Online audio retail

July 23, 2001 Sendo[note 31]

Mobile handset

February 14,
USA Networks[note 32]
2002

Television stations

November 3,
ByteTaxi
2005

United
Kingdom

[204]

[209]

United States

[210]

Software

United States

[211]

April 8, 2008 OKWave[note 33]

On-line community site

Japan

June 12, 2008 Zignals[note 34]

Online trading

Ireland

$2,515,000

[212]
[213]

[edit]Divestitures
Date

Acquirer

Target company

Target
business

Acquirer
country

Value (USD)

References

March 31,
Steven Ballmer
1989

Microsoft[note 35]

Wholesale
computer
software

United
States

$46,200,000

[214]

June 17,
1992

Microsoft

Microsoft[note 36]

Wholesale
computer
software

United
States

$63,750,000

[215]

July 6,
1994

Microsoft

Microsoft[note 37]

Wholesale
computer
software

United
States

$348,000,000

[216]

December TCI Technology

22, 1994 Ventures

MSN[note 38]

Internet
service
provider

United
States

$125,000,000

[217]

November
Microsoft
15, 1996

MSN[note 39]

Internet
service
provider

United
States

$125,000,000

[218]

December
Proginet
19, 1996

TransAccess

Software

United
States

$1,740,000

[219]

August 3,
Avid Technology
1998

Softimage

3-D
visualization
software

Canada

$284,295,000

[220]

September TicketmasterOnline-

MSN Sidewalk

Internet city

United

$340,000,000

[221]

21, 1999

CitySearch

guide

States

February
24, 2000

Electronic Arts

DreamWorks
Interactive

Computer
programs

United
States

August
10, 2000

Envoy
Communications

Sage Information
Consultants

Consulting

Canada

September Jupiter
1, 2000
Telecommunications

Titus
Communications

Cable
television

Japan

December Technology
31, 2000 Crossover Ventures

Expedia, Inc.[note 40]

Online
travel

United
States

June 26,
2001

CNBC

MSN MoneyCentral

Financial
information

United
States

February
5, 2002

USA Networks

Expedia, Inc.

Online
travel

United
States

$1,372,000,000

[227]

July 26,
2002

Liberty Media

Chofu CATV

Cable
television

$16,000,000

[228]

August
12, 2002

Agency.com

KPE Inc-Certain
Assets

February
22, 2003

The Reynolds and

Reynolds Company

October
31, 2003

Perri Croshaw

Japan

$23,730,000

$50,000,000

[222]

[223]

[224]

[225]

[226]

United
States

[229]

MSN AutosDealerpoint
Business

Online auto
retail

United
States

[230]

HWW LtdWomen's Money

Magazine

Magazines

[231]

Australia

November Northgate
PWA Group
4, 2003
Information Solutions

Software

United
Kingdom

January
14, 2005

The Washington Post

Slate
Company

Online
magazine

United
States

[233]

February
28, 2005

Ubisoft Entertainment

Microsoft GameSports Games

Sports
games

United
States

[234]

August
17, 2006

Microsoft

Microsoft[note 41]

Wholesale
computer
software

United
States

$20,000,000,000

[235]

May 11,
2007

MacDonald Dettwiler Vexcel Canada

Mapping
software

United
States

[236]

Wholesale
computer
software

United
States

$36,200,000,000

[237]

September
Microsoft
22, 2008

Microsoft[note 42]

$7,052,000

[edit]Notes

1. ^ VGA-Animation Software Div was acquired from VGA.

2. ^ Panorama Software Sys-On-Line was acquired from Panorama Software.
3. ^ Microsoft acquired an interest representing less than 20% of Santa Cruz Operation.
4. ^ Microsoft acquired a 26% stake in Dorling Kindersley.

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5. ^ Microsoft acquired a 2.5% stake in Mobile Telecom Technologies.

6. ^ Microsoft acquired a 4.9% stake in CMGI.
7. ^ Microsoft acquired an 11.5% stake in Comcast.
8. ^ Microsoft acquired a 5% stake in Apple Computer.
9. ^ Microsoft acquired a 10% in Progressive Networks.
10. ^ Microsoft acquired an 8% stake in Lernout & Hauspie Speech.
11. ^ Microsoft acquired a 10% stake in E-Stamp.
12. ^ Microsoft acquired a 2.88% stake in WavePhore.
13. ^ Microsoft acquired a 1.32% stake in Qwest Communications.
14. ^ Microsoft acquired a 5.7% stake in SkyTel Communications.
15. ^ Microsoft acquired a 7.9% stake in United Pan-Europe Comm NV.
16. ^ Microsoft acquired a 5.25% stake in NTL.
17. ^ Microsoft acquired a 7.5% stake in Banyan.
18. ^ Microsoft acquired a 4.4% stake in NaviSite.
19. ^ Microsoft acquired a 3% stake in AT&T.
20. ^ Microsoft acquired a 6% stake in Korea Thrunet.
21. ^ Microsoft acquired a 11.5% stake in Globo Cabo.
22. ^ Microsoft acquired a 5.6% stake in CommTouch Software.
23. ^ Microsoft acquired a 10% stake in Gigamedia.
24. ^ Microsoft acquired a 1.35% stake in VerticalNet.
25. ^ Microsoft acquired a 5% stake in Ecoss.
26. ^ Microsoft acquired a 20% stake in RealNames.
27. ^ Microsoft acquired a 9% stake in MEASAT Broadcast Network.
28. ^ Microsoft acquired 22.98% of Telewest Communications.
29. ^ Microsoft acquired 24 million preferred shares of Corel Corporation.
30. ^ Microsoft acquired a 8.73% stake in Chyron Corporation.
31. ^ Microsoft acquired a 10% stake in Sendo.
32. ^ Microsoft acquired a 15.4% stake in USA Networks.
33. ^ Microsoft acquired a 10.52% stake in OKWave.
34. ^ Microsoft acquired 15% in Zignals.
35. ^ Steven Ballmer acquired 945,000 Microsoft shares.
36. ^ Microsoft repurchased 1.9% of Microsoft shares.
37. ^ Microsoft repurchased 3% of Microsoft's common stock.

38. ^ TCI Technology Ventures acquired 20% of MSN.

39. ^ Microsoft acquired the remaining 20% stake that it did not already own in MSN from Tele-Communications
Inc.
40. ^ Technology Crossover Ventures has acquired 6% of Expedia, Inc.
41. ^ Microsoft acquired 7.92% of its own common stock outstanding.
42. ^ Microsoft repurchased 7.92% of its common stock outstanding.