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Bill Gates announces Windows 95 at a press event held in Redmond.
2000
Steve Ballmer becomes Microsoft’ s second CEO, succeeding Bill Gates, who hired him in 1980 as the company’ s first business manager.
2020
Microsoft’ s first in-house designed PC, Surface, is released. Pictured is Glenn, who bought the first Surface.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella showcases the transformative power of ai for Italy’ s growth at Microsoft AI Tour in Rome, coinciding with recent global investments in cloud and AI infrastructure, and AI skilling.
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