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Microsoft acquired the Norwegian enterprise search company Fast Search & Transfer on April 25, 2008, for $1.191 billion (~$1.66 billion in 2023) to boost its search technology. [14] On May 10, 2011, Microsoft announced its acquisition of Skype Technologies, creator of the VoIP service Skype, for $8.5 billion (~$11.4 billion in 2023). [15]
Pages in category "Microsoft subsidiaries" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Activision Blizzard;
Microsoft is an international business. As such, it needs subsidiaries present in whatever national markets it chooses to harvest. An example is Microsoft Canada, which it established in 1985. [220] Other countries have similar installations, to funnel profits back up to Redmond and to distribute the dividends to the holders of MSFT stock.
Microsoft Gaming is an American multinational video game and digital entertainment division of Microsoft based in Redmond, Washington established in 2022. Its five development and publishing labels consist of: Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda Softworks (publisher of ZeniMax Media), Activision, Blizzard Entertainment, and King (the latter three are publishers of Activision Blizzard). [2]
After several acquisitions, Microsoft Gaming has become one of the largest video game companies, and it has one of the largest in-house development team, with more than 20,100 employees working in over 40 studios in 17 countries as of February 2024. [1] [2] The three subsidiaries consist of: Xbox Game Studios, ZeniMax Media, and Activision ...
Microsoft Office is a line of office software, provided by Microsoft. Office [ 23 ] [ 24 ] includes Word (a word processor), Excel (a spreadsheet program), PowerPoint (a presentation software), OneNote (a notetaking program ), Outlook (an email program, frequently used with Exchange Server ), OneDrive (a cloud storage and file hosting service ...
On January 25, 2024, Microsoft announced it was cutting 1,900 jobs from Microsoft Gaming, approximately 8% of its workforce. Layoffs included several Activision Blizzard studios, and also led to the cancellation of a survival game that was being developed by Blizzard over the previous six years.
Pages in category "Former Microsoft subsidiaries" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.