The Complete History of Microsoft’s Acquisitions

Key takeaways

• Microsoft has acquired at least 277 companies since 1986, including businesses in hardware, software, communications, and gaming
• Many of these acquisitions have played a key role in Microsoft’s growth, including Hotmail in 1997 (email platform), Mojang in 2014 (developer of Minecraft), and GitHub in 2018 (world’s largest code hosting platform)