{"id":3955,"date":"2024-08-31T14:12:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T06:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cathayvista.top\/?p=3955"},"modified":"2025-01-30T22:14:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T14:14:46","slug":"microsoft-zhen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cathayvista.top\/index.php\/2024\/08\/31\/microsoft-zhen\/","title":{"rendered":"\u5fae\u8f6f \/ Microsoft &#8211; \u4e2d\u82f1\u6587\u7ef4\u57fa\u767e\u79d1\u8bcd\u6761"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u4e2d\u6587\u8bcd\u6761\u539f\u6587\u94fe\u63a5\uff08\u65e0\u6cd5\u4ece\u4e2d\u56fd\u5185\u5730\u8bbf\u95ee\uff09\uff1a<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u8bf7\u70b9\u51fb\u8fd9\u91cc\u8bbf\u95ee<\/a> 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noopener\">\u8fbd\u89c2\u642c\u8fd0\u7684\u4e2d\u82f1\u6587\u5bf9\u7167\u7248\u672c<\/a>\uff09\uff0c\u5728\u7b26\u5408\u534f\u8bae\u8981\u6c42\u7684\u60c5\u51b5\u4e0b\u60a8\u53ef\u4ee5\u514d\u8d39\u4f7f\u7528\u5176\u5185\u5bb9\uff08\u5305\u62ec\u5546\u7528\uff09\u3002\u56fe\u7247\u548c\u89c6\u9891\u53ef\u80fd\u9075\u5faa\u4e0d\u540c\u7684\u5171\u4eab\u534f\u8bae\u3002<a href=\"https:\/\/zhuanlan.zhihu.com\/p\/666846485?utm_psn=1730141316690960386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u8bf7\u70b9\u51fb\u8fd9\u91cc\u8bbf\u95ee<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. \u6b63\u6587\uff08\u53d1\u5e03\u4e8e\u77e5\u4e4e\u4e13\u680f\uff09<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u7b2c\u4e00\u90e8\u5206\uff08\u6982\u8ff0\u3001\u5386\u53f2\uff09<a href=\"https:\/\/zhuanlan.zhihu.com\/p\/717502039\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/zhuanlan.zhihu.com\/p\/717502039\/\">\u8bf7\u70b9\u51fb\u8fd9\u91cc\u8bbf\u95ee<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u7b2c\u4e8c\u90e8\u5206\uff08\u516c\u53f8\u4e8b\u52a1\u3001\u516c\u53f8\u6807\u8bc6\u3001\u4ea7\u54c1\u3001\u4ebf\u4e07\u5bcc\u7fc1\uff09<a href=\"https:\/\/zhuanlan.zhihu.com\/p\/717567476\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/zhuanlan.zhihu.com\/p\/717567476\">\u8bf7\u70b9\u51fb\u8fd9\u91cc\u8bbf\u95ee<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"See_also\">2. \u53c2\u89c1\uff08\u7ef4\u57fa\u767e\u79d1\u7684\u76f8\u5173\u8bcd\u6761\uff09| See also<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Contents\/Portals\">Portals<\/a>:<\/strong>\u3010\u76f8\u5173\u4e3b\u9898\u3011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/2a\/Industry5.svg\/29px-Industry5.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/2a\/Industry5.svg\/38px-Industry5.svg.png 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/2a\/Industry5.svg\/19px-Industry5.svg.png\" alt=\"\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portal:Companies\">Companies<\/a>\u3010\u516c\u53f8\u4e3b\u9898\u3011<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/4e\/Telecom-icon.svg\/29px-Telecom-icon.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/4e\/Telecom-icon.svg\/38px-Telecom-icon.svg.png 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/4e\/Telecom-icon.svg\/19px-Telecom-icon.svg.png\" alt=\"\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portal:Telecommunication\">Telecommunication<\/a>\u3010\u7535\u4fe1\u4e3b\u9898\u3011<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Nuvola_apps_ksim.png\"><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portal:Electronics\">Electronics<\/a>\u3010\u7535\u5b50\u4e3b\u9898\u3011<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Noun-technology.svg\"><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portal:Technology\">Technology<\/a>\u3010\u6280\u672f\u4e3b\u9898\u3011<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"21\" height=\"11\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/32px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/42px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/21px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png\" alt=\"flag\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portal:United_States\">United States<\/a>\u3010\u7f8e\u56fd\u4e3b\u9898\u3011<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Microsoft_software\">List of Microsoft software<\/a>\u3010\u5fae\u8f6f\u7684\u8f6f\u4ef6\u5217\u8868\u3011<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft_hardware\">Microsoft hardware<\/a>\u3010\u5fae\u8f6f\u7684\u786c\u4ef6\u3011<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Microsoft\">List of mergers and acquisitions by Microsoft<\/a>\u3010\u5fae\u8f6f\u7684\u5408\u5e76\u548c\u6536\u8d2d\u5217\u8868\u3011<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft_engineering_groups\">Microsoft engineering 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Archived from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/business\/microsoft-names-satya-nadella-ceo-2D12054182\">the original<\/a>&nbsp;on February 5, 2014.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-109\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Edwards, Breanna.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theroot.com\/john-w-thompson-to-become-1st-black-chairman-of-micros-1790874479\">&#8220;John W. Thompson to Become 1st Black Chairman of Microsoft&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>The Root<\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180202012807\/https:\/\/www.theroot.com\/john-w-thompson-to-become-1st-black-chairman-of-micros-1790874479\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved&nbsp;February 1,&nbsp;2018.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-110\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/2014-04-22\/news\/49318731_1_nokia-india-nokia-corp-microsoft-corp\">&#8220;Microsoft to close its acquisition of Nokia&#8217;s devices and services business on April 25&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>The Economic Times<\/em>. April 22, 2014.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160805051448\/http:\/\/articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/2014-04-22\/news\/49318731_1_nokia-india-nokia-corp-microsoft-corp\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved&nbsp;May 25,&nbsp;2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-111\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Borges, Andre (April 21, 2014).&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dnaindia.com\/scitech\/report-nokia-phone-division-to-be-renamed-microsoft-mobile-reveals-leaked-letter-1980628\">&#8220;Nokia phone division to be renamed Microsoft Mobile, reveals leaked letter&#8221;<\/a>. dna.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20161015073328\/http:\/\/www.dnaindia.com\/scitech\/report-nokia-phone-division-to-be-renamed-microsoft-mobile-reveals-leaked-letter-1980628\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on October 15, 2016. Retrieved&nbsp;May 25,&nbsp;2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-112\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Hutchinson, Lee (September 15, 2014).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gaming\/2014\/09\/its-official-microsoft-acquires-mojang-and-minecraft-for-2-5-billion\/\">&#8220;It&#8217;s official: Microsoft acquires Mojang and Minecraft for $2.5 billion&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Ars Technica<\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140919004256\/http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gaming\/2014\/09\/its-official-microsoft-acquires-mojang-and-minecraft-for-2-5-billion\/\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on September 19, 2014. Retrieved&nbsp;September 19,&nbsp;2014.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-113\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Dellinger, AJ (June 8, 2017).&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibtimes.com\/microsoft-buys-cybersecurity-company-hexadite-respond-cyberattacks-2549768\">&#8220;Microsoft Buys Cybersecurity Company Hexadite To Respond To Cyberattacks&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Business_Times\">International Business Times<\/a><\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170608231948\/http:\/\/www.ibtimes.com\/microsoft-buys-cybersecurity-company-hexadite-respond-cyberattacks-2549768\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on June 8, 2017. Retrieved&nbsp;June 9,&nbsp;2017.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-114\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-microsoft-m-a-hexadite-idUSKBN18Z1XP\">&#8220;Microsoft agrees to buy U.S.-Israeli cyber firm Hexadite&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Reuters<\/em>. June 8, 2017.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170609043207\/http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-microsoft-m-a-hexadite-idUSKBN18Z1XP\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on June 9, 2017. Retrieved&nbsp;June 9,&nbsp;2017.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-115\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Frumusanu, Ian Cutress, Andrei.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/anandtech.com\/show\/9030\/microsoft-lumia-640-640-xl-4k-120hz-surface-hub\">&#8220;Microsoft at MWC 2015: Lumia 640 and 640 XL Announced, 4K 120Hz Surface Hub Demoed&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150927230334\/http:\/\/anandtech.com\/show\/9030\/microsoft-lumia-640-640-xl-4k-120hz-surface-hub\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved&nbsp;September 27,&nbsp;2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-116\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Howse, Brett (July 29, 2015).&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.anandtech.com\/show\/9471\/windows-10-launches-worldwide\">&#8220;Windows 10 Launches Worldwide&#8221;<\/a>. AnandTech.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160624141118\/http:\/\/www.anandtech.com\/show\/9471\/windows-10-launches-worldwide\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved&nbsp;May 25,&nbsp;2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-117\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150614044340\/http:\/\/www.gartner.com\/newsroom\/id\/3061917\">&#8220;Gartner Says Emerging Markets Drove Worldwide Smartphone Sales to 19 Percent Growth in First Quarter of 2015&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;(Press release). Gartner. May 27, 2015. Archived from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gartner.com\/newsroom\/id\/3061917\">the original<\/a>&nbsp;on June 14, 2015. Retrieved&nbsp;July 28,&nbsp;2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-118\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Howley, Daniel (May 25, 2016).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/tech\/microsoft-windows-mobile-strategy-change-173738169.html\">&#8220;Microsoft needs to change its mobile strategy or get out&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yahoo!_Tech\">Yahoo! Tech<\/a><\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160527025910\/https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/tech\/microsoft-windows-mobile-strategy-change-173738169.html\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on May 27, 2016. Retrieved&nbsp;May 26,&nbsp;2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-WSJ:_Microsoft_to_Streamline_Smartphone_Hardware_Business_119-0\">Jump up to:<sup><em><strong>a<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-WSJ:_Microsoft_to_Streamline_Smartphone_Hardware_Business_119-1\"><sup><em><strong>b<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;Greene, Jay (May 25, 2016).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/microsoft-to-streamline-smartphone-hardware-business-1464166803\">&#8220;Microsoft to Streamline Smartphone Hardware Business&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160525095132\/http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/microsoft-to-streamline-smartphone-hardware-business-1464166803\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on May 25, 2016. Retrieved&nbsp;May 25,&nbsp;2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-120\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Stuart, Keith (March 2016).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2016\/mar\/01\/microsoft-to-unify-pc-and-xbox-one-platforms-ending-fixed-console-hardware\">&#8220;Microsoft to unify PC and Xbox One platforms, ending fixed console hardware&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Guardian\">The Guardian<\/a><\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20161217085439\/https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2016\/mar\/01\/microsoft-to-unify-pc-and-xbox-one-platforms-ending-fixed-console-hardware\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on December 17, 2016. Retrieved&nbsp;December 12,&nbsp;2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-121\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Mehdi, Yusuf (January 24, 2017).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windowsexperience\/2017\/01\/24\/announcing-intune-education-new-windows-10-pcs-school-starting-189\/#bdsoyDTQ4EQqK1Lg.97\">&#8220;Announcing Intune for Education &amp; new Windows 10 PCs for school starting at $189&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>The Official Microsoft Blog<\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170125192422\/https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windowsexperience\/2017\/01\/24\/announcing-intune-education-new-windows-10-pcs-school-starting-189\/#bdsoyDTQ4EQqK1Lg.97\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on January 25, 2017. Retrieved&nbsp;January 25,&nbsp;2017.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-122\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Frederic Lardinois (January 24, 2017).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2017\/01\/24\/microsoft-launches-intune-for-education-to-counter-googles-chromebooks-in-schools\/\">&#8220;Microsoft launches Intune for Education to counter Google&#8217;s Chromebooks in schools&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>TechCrunch<\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170125065925\/https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2017\/01\/24\/microsoft-launches-intune-for-education-to-counter-googles-chromebooks-in-schools\/\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on January 25, 2017. Retrieved&nbsp;January 25,&nbsp;2017.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-123\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2016\/06\/22\/microsoft-announces-new-data-protection-tool-to-help-enterprises-secure-their-data\/\">&#8220;Microsoft announces new data protection tool to help enterprises secure their data&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Tech Crunch<\/em>. June 22, 2016.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160622190324\/https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2016\/06\/22\/microsoft-announces-new-data-protection-tool-to-help-enterprises-secure-their-data\/\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved&nbsp;June 23,&nbsp;2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-124\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20161125174704\/https:\/\/www.linuxfoundation.org\/announcements\/microsoft-fortifies-commitment-to-open-source-becomes-linux-foundation-platinum\">&#8220;Microsoft has joined the Linux Foundation&#8221;<\/a>. Archived from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linuxfoundation.org\/announcements\/microsoft-fortifies-commitment-to-open-source-becomes-linux-foundation-platinum\">the original<\/a>&nbsp;on November 25, 2016. Retrieved&nbsp;November 24,&nbsp;2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-125\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170202005415\/https:\/\/www.lockssl.com\/microsoft-joins-linux-foundation\/\">&#8220;Microsoft joined linux foundation with yearly platinum membership&#8221;<\/a>. Lock SSL. Archived from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lockssl.com\/microsoft-joins-linux-foundation\/\">the original<\/a>&nbsp;on February 2, 2017. Retrieved&nbsp;November 24,&nbsp;2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-126\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Warren, Tom (November 11, 2016).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2016\/11\/16\/13651940\/microsoft-linux-foundation-membership\">&#8220;Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation, 15 years after Ballmer called it &#8216;cancer'&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Verge\">The Verge<\/a><\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vox_Media\">Vox Media<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170816110931\/https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2016\/11\/16\/13651940\/microsoft-linux-foundation-membership\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved&nbsp;August 18,&nbsp;2017.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-127\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Andy Weir (January 24, 2017).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neowin.net\/news\/microsoft-introduces-intune-for-education-promising-simple-setup-and-management-of-devices\">&#8220;Microsoft introduces Intune for Education, promising simple setup and management of devices&#8221;<\/a>. Neowin.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170127080810\/https:\/\/www.neowin.net\/news\/microsoft-introduces-intune-for-education-promising-simple-setup-and-management-of-devices\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on January 27, 2017. Retrieved&nbsp;January 25,&nbsp;2017.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-auto_128-0\">Jump up to:<sup><em><strong>a<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-auto_128-1\"><sup><em><strong>b<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-auto_128-2\"><sup><em><strong>c<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-auto_128-3\"><sup><em><strong>d<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-auto_128-4\"><sup><em><strong>e<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-auto_128-5\"><sup><em><strong>f<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-auto_128-6\"><sup><em><strong>g<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-auto_128-7\"><sup><em><strong>h<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2018\/12\/25\/microsoft_year_in_review_2018\/\">&#8220;Microsoft&#8217;s 2018, part 1: Open source, wobbly Windows and everyone&#8217;s going to the cloud&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Register\">The Register<\/a><\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190103060059\/https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2018\/12\/25\/microsoft_year_in_review_2018\/\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved&nbsp;January 3,&nbsp;2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-129\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/2018\/06\/04\/microsoft-to-acquire-github-for-7-5-billion\/\">&#8220;Microsoft to acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Microsoft<\/em>. June 4, 2018.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180604142244\/https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/2018\/06\/04\/microsoft-to-acquire-github-for-7-5-billion\/\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on June 4, 2018.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-130\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190112212059\/https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/technology\/microsoft-completes-github-acquisition\/ar-BBOVVOT\">&#8220;Microsoft completes GitHub acquisition&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>www.msn.com<\/em>. Archived from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/technology\/microsoft-completes-github-acquisition\/ar-BBOVVOT\">the original<\/a>&nbsp;on January 12, 2019. Retrieved&nbsp;April 10,&nbsp;2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-131\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Hackett, Robert (August 21, 2018).&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2018\/08\/21\/microsoft-free-cybersecurity-tools-midterm-election-facebook-google\/\">&#8220;Microsoft Offers Free Cybersecurity Tools to Political Candidates\u2014But You&#8217;ve Got to Be a Microsoft Customer&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180822112819\/http:\/\/fortune.com\/2018\/08\/21\/microsoft-free-cybersecurity-tools-midterm-election-facebook-google\/\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved&nbsp;August 24,&nbsp;2018.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-132\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Lerman, Rachel (August 20, 2018).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/business\/microsoft\/microsoft-releases-new-security-tools-for-political-campaigns-to-combat-hacking-attempts\/\">&#8220;Microsoft releases new security tools for political campaigns to combat hacking attempts&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>The Seattle Times<\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180824102040\/https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/business\/microsoft\/microsoft-releases-new-security-tools-for-political-campaigns-to-combat-hacking-attempts\/\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on August 24, 2018. Retrieved&nbsp;August 24,&nbsp;2018.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-133\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2018\/09\/01\/ai_roundup_310818\/\">&#8220;Google goes bilingual, Facebook fleshes out translation and TensorFlow is dope\u2014And, Microsoft is assisting fish farmers in Japan&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Register\">The Register<\/a><\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180902114415\/https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2018\/09\/01\/ai_roundup_310818\/\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on September 2, 2018. Retrieved&nbsp;September 2,&nbsp;2018.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-134\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2018\/10\/10\/microsoft_open_invention_network\/\">&#8220;Microsoft has signed up to the Open Invention Network. We repeat. Microsoft has signed up to the OIN&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Register\">The Register<\/a><\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20181011123124\/https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2018\/10\/10\/microsoft_open_invention_network\/\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved&nbsp;October 14,&nbsp;2018.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-135\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2018\/11\/29\/microsoft_military_money\/\">&#8220;See this, Google? Microsoft happy to take a half-billion in sweet, sweet US military money to &#8216;increase lethality'&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Register\">The Register<\/a><\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20181130140427\/https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2018\/11\/29\/microsoft_military_money\/\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved&nbsp;November 30,&nbsp;2018.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-R1BDM_136-0\">Jump up to:<sup><em><strong>a<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-R1BDM_136-1\"><sup><em><strong>b<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2018\/12\/28\/microsoft_2018_in_review_part_2\/\">&#8220;Microsoft&#8217;s 2018, part 2: Azure data centers heat up and Windows 10? It burns! It burns!&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Register\">The Register<\/a><\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190104072728\/https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2018\/12\/28\/microsoft_2018_in_review_part_2\/\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved&nbsp;January 3,&nbsp;2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-137\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/betanews.com\/2018\/12\/20\/microsoft-project-mu\/\">&#8220;Microsoft announces Project Mu, an open-source release of the UEFI core&#8221;<\/a>. December 20, 2018.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20181221230714\/https:\/\/betanews.com\/2018\/12\/20\/microsoft-project-mu\/\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved&nbsp;December 22,&nbsp;2018.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-138\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-microsoft-cyber-europe\/microsoft-expands-political-security-service-to-12-european-countries-idUSKCN1Q90GF\">Microsoft expands political security service to 12 European countries<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190220093504\/https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-microsoft-cyber-europe\/microsoft-expands-political-security-service-to-12-european-countries-idUSKCN1Q90GF\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;February 20, 2019, at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wayback_Machine\">Wayback Machine<\/a>, Reuters (February 20, 2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-139\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Julia_Carrie_Wong\">Wong, Julia Carrie<\/a>&nbsp;(February 22, 2019).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2019\/feb\/22\/microsoft-protest-us-army-augmented-reality-headsets\">&#8220;&#8216;We won&#8217;t be war profiteers&#8217;: Microsoft workers protest $480m army contract&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>The Guardian<\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190223133132\/https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2019\/feb\/22\/microsoft-protest-us-army-augmented-reality-headsets\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on February 23, 2019. 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Retrieved&nbsp;July 16,&nbsp;2010.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-217\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Foley, Mary Jo (March 24, 2004).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.today\/20130104134612\/http:\/\/www.microsoft-watch.com\/content\/operating_systems\/yankee_independently_pits_windows_tco_vs_linux_tco.html\">&#8220;Yankee Independently Pits Windows TCO vs. Linux TCO&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>eWeek<\/em>. Archived from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft-watch.com\/content\/operating_systems\/yankee_independently_pits_windows_tco_vs_linux_tco.html\">the original<\/a>&nbsp;on January 4, 2013. 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Retrieved&nbsp;April 3,&nbsp;2018.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-220\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/business\/8380607.stm\">&#8220;London Stock Exchange trading hit by technical glitch&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BBC_News_Online\">BBC News Online<\/a><\/em>. BBC. November 26, 2009.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130726144134\/http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/business\/8380607.stm\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on July 26, 2013. Retrieved&nbsp;September 30,&nbsp;2010.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-221\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Williams, David M. (October 8, 2009).&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.itwire.com\/opinion-and-analysis\/the-linux-distillery\/28359-london-stock-exchange-gets-the-facts-and-dumps-windows-for-linux\">&#8220;London Stock Exchange gets the facts and dumps Windows for Linux&#8221;<\/a>. ITWire.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110716005714\/http:\/\/www.itwire.com\/opinion-and-analysis\/the-linux-distillery\/28359-london-stock-exchange-gets-the-facts-and-dumps-windows-for-linux\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved&nbsp;September 30,&nbsp;2010.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-222\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/linux.slashdot.org\/story\/09\/10\/06\/1742203\/London-Stock-Exchange-Rejects-NET-For-Open-Source\">&#8220;London Stock Exchange Rejects .NET For Open Source&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slashdot\">Slashdot<\/a>. October 6, 2009.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110811012038\/http:\/\/linux.slashdot.org\/story\/09\/10\/06\/1742203\/London-Stock-Exchange-Rejects-NET-For-Open-Source\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved&nbsp;September 30,&nbsp;2010.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-223\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Wingfield, Nick (December 14, 2012).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/12\/15\/technology\/microsoft-battles-google-by-hiring-political-brawler-mark-penn.html?_r=0\">&#8220;Microsoft Battles Google by Hiring Political Brawler Mark Penn&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>The New York Times<\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170312135416\/http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/12\/15\/technology\/microsoft-battles-google-by-hiring-political-brawler-mark-penn.html?_r=0\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved&nbsp;February 19,&nbsp;2017.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-224\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2013\/02\/10\/scroogled-why-so-negative-microsoft\/\">&#8220;Scroogled: Why So Negative, Microsoft?&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>TechCrunch<\/em>. February 10, 2013.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140317120624\/http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2013\/02\/10\/scroogled-why-so-negative-microsoft\/\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved&nbsp;April 18,&nbsp;2014.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-225\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Hill, Kashmir (November 21, 2013).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/kashmirhill\/2013\/11\/21\/googlers-love-microsofts-scroogled-gear-mug-and-shirts-sell-out\/\">&#8220;Googlers Love Microsoft&#8217;s &#8216;Scroogled&#8217; Gear. Mug and Shirts Sell Out&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Forbes<\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170729205754\/https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/kashmirhill\/2013\/11\/21\/googlers-love-microsofts-scroogled-gear-mug-and-shirts-sell-out\/\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved&nbsp;September 5,&nbsp;2017.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-226\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejakartapost.com\/news\/2014\/07\/17\/microsoft-cut-18000-jobs-over-next-year.html\">&#8220;Microsoft to cut up to 18,000 jobs over next year&#8221;<\/a>. July 17, 2014.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140727205526\/http:\/\/www.thejakartapost.com\/news\/2014\/07\/17\/microsoft-cut-18000-jobs-over-next-year.html\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on July 27, 2014. 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Retrieved&nbsp;January 29,&nbsp;2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-233\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240126082142\/https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/video-games\/microsoft-lay-1900-employees-gaming-division-rcna135652\">&#8220;Microsoft to lay off 1,900 employees in its gaming division&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>NBC News<\/em>. January 25, 2024. Archived from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/video-games\/microsoft-lay-1900-employees-gaming-division-rcna135652\">the original<\/a>&nbsp;on January 26, 2024. Retrieved&nbsp;January 29,&nbsp;2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-234\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-06-14\/u-s-agencies-said-to-swap-data-with-thousands-of-firms.html\">&#8220;U.S. Agencies Said to Swap Data With Thousands of Firms&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Bloomberg<\/em>. 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Retrieved&nbsp;November 15,&nbsp;2013.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-236\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Greenwald, Glenn; MacAskill, Ewen (June 7, 2013).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2013\/jun\/06\/us-tech-giants-nsa-data\">&#8220;NSA Prism program taps into user data of Apple, Google and others&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Guardian\">The Guardian<\/a><\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20060818114650\/http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2013\/jun\/06\/us-tech-giants-nsa-data\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on August 18, 2006. Retrieved&nbsp;April 26,&nbsp;2014.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-237\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Johnson, Kevin; Martin, Scott; O&#8217;Donnell, Jayne; Winter, Michael (June 15, 2013).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/2013\/06\/06\/nsa-surveillance-internet-companies\/2398345\/\">&#8220;Reports: NSA Siphons Data from 9 Major Net Firms&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USA_Today\">USA Today<\/a><\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130607113440\/http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/2013\/06\/06\/nsa-surveillance-internet-companies\/2398345\/\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved&nbsp;June 6,&nbsp;2013.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-238\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2014\/feb\/03\/microsoft-facebook-google-yahoo-fisa-surveillance-requests\">&#8220;Microsoft, Facebook, Google and Yahoo release US surveillance requests&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Guardian\">The Guardian<\/a><\/em>. February 3, 2014.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170106175615\/https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2014\/feb\/03\/microsoft-facebook-google-yahoo-fisa-surveillance-requests\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved&nbsp;December 12,&nbsp;2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-239\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Smith, Brad (December 4, 2013).&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/04\/protecting-customer-data-from-government-snooping\/\">&#8220;Protecting customer data from government snooping&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>The Official Microsoft Blog<\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20141224072247\/http:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/04\/protecting-customer-data-from-government-snooping\/\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved&nbsp;January 1,&nbsp;2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-240\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Thomlinson, Matt (July 1, 2014).&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/on-the-issues\/2014\/07\/01\/advancing-our-encryption-and-transparency-efforts\/\">&#8220;Advancing our encryption and transparency efforts&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Microsoft on the Issues<\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150101183639\/http:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/on-the-issues\/2014\/07\/01\/advancing-our-encryption-and-transparency-efforts\/\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved&nbsp;January 1,&nbsp;2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-241\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Heiner, David.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntia.doc.gov\/files\/ntia\/microsoft.pdf\">&#8220;Request for Comment: Big Data and Consumer Privacy in the Internet Economy&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;(PDF).&nbsp;<em>National Telecommunications and Information Administration<\/em>. Microsoft.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140814113914\/http:\/\/www.ntia.doc.gov\/files\/ntia\/microsoft.pdf\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;(PDF)&nbsp;from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved&nbsp;August 12,&nbsp;2014.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-242\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/cybersecurity\/microsoft-says-it-was-hacked-by-russian-state-sponsored-group-2024-01-19\/\">&#8220;Microsoft says Russian state-sponsored hackers spied on its executives&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reuters\">Reuters<\/a><\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-243\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Intelligence, Microsoft Threat (January 26, 2024).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2024\/01\/25\/midnight-blizzard-guidance-for-responders-on-nation-state-attack\/\">&#8220;Midnight Blizzard: Guidance for responders on nation-state attack&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Microsoft Security Blog<\/em>. Retrieved&nbsp;February 10,&nbsp;2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-244\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/ms123402.aspx?missingurl=%2fsubscriptions%2ffaq%2fdefault.aspx\">&#8220;MSDN Subscription FAQ&#8221;<\/a>. Microsoft.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090112083150\/http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/ms123402.aspx?missingurl=%2Fsubscriptions%2Ffaq%2Fdefault.aspx\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on January 12, 2009. Retrieved&nbsp;July 3,&nbsp;2006.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-245\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20080725152056\/http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/msj\/\">&#8220;Microsoft Systems Journal Homepage&#8221;<\/a>. Microsoft. April 15, 2004. Archived from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/msj\/\">the original<\/a>&nbsp;on July 25, 2008. 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October 26, 2015.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20151027110340\/http:\/\/www.wired.com\/2015\/10\/microsofts-hands-on-flagship-store-opens-on-fifth-avenue\/\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on October 27, 2015. Retrieved&nbsp;October 27,&nbsp;2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-287\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Morris, Keiko (October 26, 2015).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/microsoft-opens-flagship-store-on-fifth-avenue-1445823629\">&#8220;Microsoft Opens Flagship Store on Fifth Avenue&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_(identifier)\">ISSN<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0099-9660\">0099-9660<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20151026172634\/http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/microsoft-opens-flagship-store-on-fifth-avenue-1445823629\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on October 26, 2015. Retrieved&nbsp;October 27,&nbsp;2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-288\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/10\/26\/9617520\/microsoft-store-nyc-opening-fifth-avenue-flagship\">&#8220;Microsoft opens the doors to its New York City flagship store&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>The Verge<\/em>. October 26, 2015.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20151026221011\/http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/10\/26\/9617520\/microsoft-store-nyc-opening-fifth-avenue-flagship\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on October 26, 2015. Retrieved&nbsp;October 27,&nbsp;2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-289\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Chanthadavong, Aimee (April 21, 2015).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/microsoft-to-open-flagship-store-in-sydney\/\">&#8220;Microsoft to open a flagship store in Sydney&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ZDNet\">ZDNet<\/a><\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160101064431\/http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/microsoft-to-open-flagship-store-in-sydney\/\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved&nbsp;December 30,&nbsp;2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-290\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Jha, Lakshman (2008).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=NbnZwhUjlF0C\"><em>Customer Relationship Management: A Strategic Approach<\/em><\/a>. Global India Publications. p.&nbsp;218.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISBN_(identifier)\">ISBN<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:BookSources\/978-81-907211-2-7\"><bdi>978-81-907211-2-7<\/bdi><\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190323120123\/https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=NbnZwhUjlF0C\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved&nbsp;May 1,&nbsp;2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-291\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Osterman, Larry (July 14, 2005).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/archive\/blogs\/larryosterman\/remember-the-blibbet\">&#8220;Remember the blibbet&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Larry Osterman&#8217;s WebLog<\/em>. Microsoft.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20080803222257\/http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/larryosterman\/archive\/2005\/07\/14\/438777.aspx\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on August 3, 2008. Retrieved&nbsp;October 17,&nbsp;2020.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-wherego1_292-0\">Jump up to:<sup><em><strong>a<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-wherego1_292-1\"><sup><em><strong>b<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/wired\/archive\/6.12\/redmond.html\">&#8220;The Rise and Rise of the Redmond Empire&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wired_(magazine)\">Wired<\/a><\/em>. December 1998.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20121106035359\/http:\/\/www.wired.com\/wired\/archive\/6.12\/redmond.html\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved&nbsp;August 18,&nbsp;2008.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-potentialpassion1_293-0\">Jump up to:<sup><em><strong>a<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-potentialpassion1_293-1\"><sup><em><strong>b<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;Schmelzer, Randi (January 9, 2006).&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adweek.com\/news\/advertising\/mccann-thinks-local-global-microsoft-83426\">&#8220;McCann Thinks Local for Global Microsoft&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Adweek<\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120828202545\/http:\/\/www.adweek.com\/news\/advertising\/mccann-thinks-local-global-microsoft-83426\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved&nbsp;August 18,&nbsp;2008.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-294\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Reimer, Jeremy (January 23, 2006).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/news.ars\/post\/20060123-6031.html\">&#8220;Microsoft set to launch new marketing campaign&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Ars Technica Digital<\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20080918080347\/http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/news.ars\/post\/20060123-6031.html\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on September 18, 2008. Retrieved&nbsp;August 18,&nbsp;2008.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-295\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joshua_Topolsky\">Topolsky, Joshua<\/a>&nbsp;(July 22, 2010).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2010\/07\/22\/new-microsoft-brand-logos-company-tagline-revealed-at-mgx-event\/\">&#8220;New Microsoft brand logos, company tagline revealed at MGX event? (update: no new logos, the tagline is a go)&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Engadget\">Engadget<\/a><\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AOL\">AOL<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120816001625\/http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2010\/07\/22\/new-microsoft-brand-logos-company-tagline-revealed-at-mgx-event\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on August 16, 2012. Retrieved&nbsp;August 2,&nbsp;2012.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-296\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. (1991).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=4FAEAAAAMBAJ&amp;pg=PT26\"><em>InfoWorld<\/em><\/a>. InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. p.&nbsp;26.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190323120125\/https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=4FAEAAAAMBAJ&amp;pg=PT26\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved&nbsp;September 5,&nbsp;2017.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-297\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Meisner, Jeffrey (August 23, 2012).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120825012157\/http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/microsoft_blog\/archive\/2012\/08\/23\/microsoft-unveils-a-new-look.aspx\">&#8220;Microsoft Unveils a New Look&#8221;<\/a>. The Official Microsoft Blog. Archived from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/microsoft_blog\/archive\/2012\/08\/23\/microsoft-unveils-a-new-look.aspx\">the original<\/a>&nbsp;on August 25, 2012. Retrieved&nbsp;August 23,&nbsp;2012.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-298\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Eric, Steven H. (August 23, 2012).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120825174050\/http:\/\/flapship.com\/new-microsoft-logo-revealed\/\">&#8220;NEW MICROSOFT LOGO REVEALED&#8221;<\/a>. Flapship.com. Archived from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/flapship.com\/new-microsoft-logo-revealed\/\">the original<\/a>&nbsp;on August 25, 2012. Retrieved&nbsp;August 23,&nbsp;2012.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-299\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpcentral.com\/microsofts-new-logo-has-ties-past\">&#8220;Microsoft&#8217;s new logo has ties to the past&#8221;<\/a>. August 23, 2012.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130921053328\/http:\/\/www.wpcentral.com\/microsofts-new-logo-has-ties-past\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved&nbsp;September 13,&nbsp;2012.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-300\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neowin.net\/news\/microsoft039s-logo-is-not-new-it039s-from-1995\">&#8220;Microsoft&#8217;s logo is not new, it&#8217;s from 1995&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130728155634\/http:\/\/www.neowin.net\/news\/microsoft039s-logo-is-not-new-it039s-from-1995\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved&nbsp;September 13,&nbsp;2012.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-301\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120825012157\/http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/microsoft_blog\/archive\/2012\/08\/23\/microsoft-unveils-a-new-look.aspx\">&#8220;Microsoft Unveils a New Look&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Microsoft<\/em>. August 2012. Archived from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/microsoft_blog\/archive\/2012\/08\/23\/microsoft-unveils-a-new-look.aspx\">the original<\/a>&nbsp;on August 25, 2012. Retrieved&nbsp;August 23,&nbsp;2012.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-302\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurobasket2015.org\/en\/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_9322.teamID_281.html\">Finland | EuroBasket 2015<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150928112312\/http:\/\/www.eurobasket2015.org\/en\/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_9322.teamID_281.html\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;September 28, 2015, at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wayback_Machine\">Wayback Machine<\/a>, FIBA.com, Retrieved September 27, 2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-303\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240129035758\/https:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2015\/new-microsoft-philanthropies-group-will-focus-heavily-on-digital-inclusion\/?__cf_chl_tk=kHhRjuofdsTnKaBUOKZ0Tu5JOcIpeGyLZEzer7pJZKY-1706500663-0-gaNycGzNERA\">&#8220;New &#8216;Microsoft Philanthropies&#8217; organization will focus on digital inclusion&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Geekwire<\/em>. Archived from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2015\/new-microsoft-philanthropies-group-will-focus-heavily-on-digital-inclusion\/\">the original<\/a>&nbsp;on January 29, 2024. Retrieved&nbsp;January 29,&nbsp;2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-304\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240129040029\/https:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2017\/from-man-bun-shearing-to-carpool-karaoke-with-execs-microsoft-employees-fund-record-breaking-donations\/\">&#8220;Microsoft employees donate a record $142M to non-profits, and have a lot of fun along the way&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Geekwire<\/em>. Archived from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2017\/from-man-bun-shearing-to-carpool-karaoke-with-execs-microsoft-employees-fund-record-breaking-donations\/\">the original<\/a>&nbsp;on January 29, 2024. Retrieved&nbsp;January 29,&nbsp;2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-305\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/tech-billionaires-promise-to-donate-18-million-masks-2020-3#apple-minimum-2-million-masks-1\">&#8220;Tech billionaires including Tim Cook, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg promised 18 million masks to fight COVID-19&#8221;<\/a>. Business Insider. Retrieved&nbsp;March 23,&nbsp;2020.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-306\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/microsoft-russian-cyber-spying-targets-42-ukraine-allies\/6628417.html\">&#8220;Microsoft: Russian Cyber Spying Targets 42 Ukraine Allies&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>VOA<\/em>. June 22, 2022. Retrieved&nbsp;July 12,&nbsp;2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-307\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Smith, Brad (June 22, 2022).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/on-the-issues\/2022\/06\/22\/defending-ukraine-early-lessons-from-the-cyber-war\/\">&#8220;Defending Ukraine: Early Lessons from the Cyber War&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Microsoft<\/em>. Retrieved&nbsp;August 22,&nbsp;2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-308\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Greene, J; Hamm, S; Brady, D; Der Hovanesian, M (September 26, 2005).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20070502084953\/http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/magazine\/content\/05_39\/b3952001.htm\">&#8220;Troubling Exits At Microsoft&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>BusinessWeek<\/em>. Archived from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/magazine\/content\/05_39\/b3952001.htm\">the original<\/a>&nbsp;on May 2, 2007.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-309\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Andrews, Paul (April 23, 1989).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.today\/20120629191556\/http:\/\/www.krsaborio.net\/research\/1980s\/89\/890423.htm\">&#8220;A &#8216;Velvet Sweatshop&#8217; or a High-Tech Heaven?&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>The Seattle Times<\/em>. Archived from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.krsaborio.net\/research\/1980s\/89\/890423.htm\">the original<\/a>&nbsp;on June 29, 2012.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-310\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20070214061859\/http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/msj\/0897\/ednote0897.aspx\">&#8220;Editor&#8217;s note, MSJ August 1997&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Microsoft<\/em>. Archived from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/msj\/0897\/ednote0897.aspx\">the original<\/a>&nbsp;on February 14, 2007. Retrieved&nbsp;September 27,&nbsp;2005.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-311\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Hancock, Ciar\u00e1n.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/technology\/irish-registered-subsidiary-of-microsoft-records-314bn-profit-1.4565525\">&#8220;Irish-registered subsidiary of Microsoft records $314bn profit&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>The Irish Times<\/em>. Retrieved&nbsp;June 3,&nbsp;2021.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-Neate_312-0\">Jump up to:<sup><em><strong>a<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-Neate_312-1\"><sup><em><strong>b<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;Neate, Rupert (June 3, 2021).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/jun\/03\/microsoft-irish-subsidiary-paid-zero-corporate-tax-on-220bn-profit-last-year\">&#8220;Microsoft&#8217;s Irish subsidiary paid zero corporation tax on \u00a3220bn profit&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>The Guardian<\/em>. Retrieved&nbsp;June 3,&nbsp;2021.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-313\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Doctorow, Cory (January 22, 2020).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/boingboing.net\/2020\/01\/22\/clippy-dodges-taxes.html\">&#8220;The sordid tale of Microsoft&#8217;s epic tax evasion and the war they waged against the IRS&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Boing Boing<\/em>. Retrieved&nbsp;February 15,&nbsp;2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-314\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Kiel, Paul (January 22, 2020).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/the-irs-decided-to-get-tough-against-microsoft-microsoft-got-tougher\">&#8220;The IRS Decided to Get Tough Against Microsoft. Microsoft Got Tougher&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>ProPublica<\/em>. Retrieved&nbsp;February 15,&nbsp;2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-315\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/microsoft-taxes-irs-96eb66abe86de19f1108209a8d57431a\">&#8220;The IRS says Microsoft may owe about $29 billion in back taxes. Microsoft disagrees&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>AP News<\/em>. October 12, 2023. Retrieved&nbsp;April 8,&nbsp;2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-DeadlyEmbrace_316-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/node\/298112\">&#8220;Deadly embrace&#8221;<\/a>. The Economist. March 30, 2000.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180523190053\/https:\/\/www.economist.com\/node\/298112\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on May 23, 2018.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-317\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20050922005808\/http:\/\/news.zdnet.com\/2100-3513_22-996528.html\">&#8220;Microsoft limits XML in Office 2003&#8221;<\/a>. Archived from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/news.zdnet.com\/2100-3513_22-996528.html\">the original<\/a>&nbsp;on September 22, 2005. Retrieved&nbsp;March 31,&nbsp;2006.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-318\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usdoj.gov\/atr\/cases\/f2600\/v-a.pdf\">&#8220;US Department of Justice Proposed Findings of Fact\u2014Revised&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;(PDF).&nbsp;<em>Usdoj.gov<\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20000419213934\/https:\/\/www.usdoj.gov\/atr\/cases\/f2600\/v-a.pdf\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;(PDF)&nbsp;from the original on April 19, 2000. Retrieved&nbsp;April 28,&nbsp;2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-319\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usdoj.gov\/atr\/cases\/f2600\/2613.htm\">&#8220;US Department of Justice Proposed Findings of Fact&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Usdoj.gov<\/em>. August 14, 2015. Retrieved&nbsp;April 28,&nbsp;2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-320\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glenn_Greenwald\">Greenwald, Glenn<\/a>&nbsp;(June 6, 2013).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2013\/jun\/06\/us-tech-giants-nsa-data\">&#8220;NSA taps in to internet giants&#8217; systems to mine user data, secret files reveal&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>The Guardian<\/em>. London.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20060818114650\/http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2013\/jun\/06\/us-tech-giants-nsa-data\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on August 18, 2006. Retrieved&nbsp;June 6,&nbsp;2013.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-321\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Gellman, Barton; Poitras, Laura (June 6, 2013).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/investigations\/us-intelligence-mining-data-from-nine-us-internet-companies-in-broad-secret-program\/2013\/06\/06\/3a0c0da8-cebf-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?hpid=z1\">&#8220;U.S. intelligence mining data from nine U.S. Internet companies in broad secret program&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>The Washington Post<\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.today\/20130615061900\/http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/investigations\/us-intelligence-mining-data-from-nine-us-internet-companies-in-broad-secret-program\/2013\/06\/06\/3a0c0da8-cebf-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?hpid=z1\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved&nbsp;June 6,&nbsp;2013.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-322\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Savage, Charlie; Wyatt, Edward; Baker, Peter (June 6, 2013).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/06\/07\/us\/nsa-verizon-calls.html\">&#8220;U.S. says it gathers online data abroad&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>The New York Times<\/em>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170216072437\/http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/06\/07\/us\/nsa-verizon-calls.html\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved&nbsp;February 18,&nbsp;2017.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-323\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2013\/06\/06\/google-facebook-apple-deny-participation-in-nsa-prism-program\/\">&#8220;Google, Facebook, Dropbox, Yahoo, Microsoft And Apple Deny Participation In NSA PRISM Surveillance Program&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Tech Crunch<\/em>. June 6, 2013.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130613004834\/http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2013\/06\/06\/google-facebook-apple-deny-participation-in-nsa-prism-program\/\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;from the original on June 13, 2013. Retrieved&nbsp;June 6,&nbsp;2013.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-324\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Gross, Ashley.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20151208082033\/http:\/\/www.kplu.org\/post\/rev-jesse-jackson-praises-microsofts-diversity-efforts-urges-company-do-more\">&#8220;Rev. Jesse Jackson Praises Microsoft&#8217;s Diversity Efforts, But Urges The Company To Do More&#8221;<\/a>. Archived from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kplu.org\/post\/rev-jesse-jackson-praises-microsofts-diversity-efforts-urges-company-do-more\">the original<\/a>&nbsp;on December 8, 2015. Retrieved&nbsp;December 3,&nbsp;2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-325\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/eu-investigation-into-microsoft-likely-after-remedies-fall-short-sources-say-2023-07-03\/\">&#8220;Exclusive: Microsoft faces EU antitrust probe after remedies fall short, sources say&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reuters\">Reuters<\/a><\/em>. July 4, 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft#cite_ref-326\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Stolton, Samuel (June 25, 2024).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnnbloomberg.ca\/microsoft-risks-eu-fine-after-antitrust-warning-over-teams-app-1.2089126\">&#8220;Microsoft Risks EU Fine After Antitrust Warning Over Teams App&#8221;<\/a>. Retrieved&nbsp;June 25,&nbsp;2024.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\u53c3\u8003\u6587\u737b\">4. \u4e2d\u6587\u8bcd\u6761\u53c2\u8003\u6587\u732e<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\u5f15\u7528\">4.1 \u5f15\u7528\uff08\u6807\u53f7\u4e0e\u6587\u4e2d\u5bf9\u5e94\uff09<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>^&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-2005annual_1-0\">\u8df3\u8f6c\u5230\uff1a<sup><strong>1.0<\/strong><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-2005annual_1-1\"><sup><strong>1.1<\/strong><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20051008022904\/http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/msft\/ar05\/downloads\/MS_2005_AR.doc\">Microsoft Corporation Annual Report 2005<\/a>. \u5fae\u8f6f.&nbsp;[2005-10-01]. \uff08<a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/msft\/ar05\/downloads\/MS_2005_AR.doc\">\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<\/a>&nbsp;(doc)\u5b58\u6863\u4e8e2005-10-08\uff09&nbsp;<strong>\uff08\u82f1\u8bed\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-fastfacts_2-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Benjamin J. Romano.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090331190026\/http:\/\/blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com\/techtracks\/2008\/06\/microsoft_head_count_way_up_in_last_11_months_near.html\">Microsoft head count way up in last 11 months, nearing 90,000<\/a>. \u897f\u96c5\u56fe\u65f6\u62a5. 2008-06-20&nbsp;[2009-03-27]. \uff08<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com\/techtracks\/2008\/06\/microsoft_head_count_way_up_in_last_11_months_near.html\">\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<\/a>\u5b58\u6863\u4e8e2009-03-31\uff09&nbsp;<strong>\uff08\u82f1\u8bed\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-3\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Chapman, Merrill R.,&nbsp;<em>In search of stupidity: over 20 years of high-tech marketing disasters<\/em>&nbsp;(2nd Edition) , Apress,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:%E7%BD%91%E7%BB%9C%E4%B9%A6%E6%BA%90\/9781590597217\">ISBN 978-1-59059-721-7<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-stockrich_4-0\">\u8df3\u8f6c\u5230\uff1a<sup><strong>4.0<\/strong><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-stockrich_4-1\"><sup><strong>4.1<\/strong><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;Julie Bick.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2005\/05\/29\/business\/yourmoney\/29millionaire.html?ex=1275019200&amp;en=de3d71cbbb7e06f8&amp;ei=5090&amp;partner=rssuserland&amp;emc=rss\">The Microsoft Millionaires Come of Age<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E7%BA%BD%E7%BA%A6%E6%97%B6%E6%8A%A5\">\u7ebd\u7ea6\u65f6\u62a5<\/a>. 2005-05-29&nbsp;[2006-07-03]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20060412145540\/http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2005\/05\/29\/business\/yourmoney\/29millionaire.html?ex=1275019200&amp;en=de3d71cbbb7e06f8&amp;ei=5090&amp;partner=rssuserland&amp;emc=rss\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2006-04-12\uff09&nbsp;<strong>\uff08\u82f1\u8bed\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-MVP_5-0\">\u8df3\u8f6c\u5230\uff1a<sup><strong>5.0<\/strong><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-MVP_5-1\"><sup><strong>5.1<\/strong><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;Hiawatha Bray.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/business\/globe\/articles\/2005\/06\/13\/somehow_usenet_lumbers_on\/\">Somehow, Usenet lumbers on<\/a>. \u6ce2\u58eb\u987f\u73af\u7403\u62a5. 2005-06-13&nbsp;[2008-08-18]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090322135139\/http:\/\/www.boston.com\/business\/globe\/articles\/2005\/06\/13\/somehow_usenet_lumbers_on\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2009-03-22\uff09&nbsp;<strong>\uff08\u82f1\u8bed\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-usvms_6-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usdoj.gov\/atr\/cases\/ms_index.htm\">United States v. Microsoft<\/a>. U.S. Department of Justice.&nbsp;[2005-08-05]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20050804235728\/http:\/\/www.usdoj.gov\/atr\/cases\/ms_index.htm\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2005-08-04\uff09.<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E7%BE%8E%E5%9B%BD%E5%8F%B8%E6%B3%95%E9%83%A8\">\u7f8e\u56fd\u53f8\u6cd5\u90e8<\/a>\u7f51\u9875<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-Europa_7-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/europa.eu\/rapid\/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP\/04\/382&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=1&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en\">European Commission &#8211; PRESS RELEASES &#8211; Press release &#8211; Commission concludes on Microsoft investigation, imposes conduct remedies and a fine<\/a>.&nbsp;[2019-04-29]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120418084647\/http:\/\/europa.eu\/rapid\/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP%2F04%2F382&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=1&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2012-04-18\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-8\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ithome.com.tw\/news\/107835\">\u5fae\u8edf\u958b\u6e90PowerShell\uff0c\u958b\u59cb\u652f\u63f4Linux<\/a>. iThome.&nbsp;[2020-04-11]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200411050751\/https:\/\/www.ithome.com.tw\/news\/107835\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2020-04-11\uff09&nbsp;<strong>\uff08\u4e2d\u6587\uff08\u7e41\u4f53\uff09\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-9\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/04\/24\/microsoft-q3-2019-earnings.html\">Microsoft hits $1 trillion market cap after earnings beat estimates<\/a>.&nbsp;[2019-09-18]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190424211049\/https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/04\/24\/microsoft-q3-2019-earnings.html\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2019-04-24\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-10\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortunechina.com\/fortune500\/c\/2015-07\/22\/content_244435.htm\">\u5168\u7403\u6700\u5927500\u5bb6\u516c\u53f8<\/a>.&nbsp;[2016-04-04]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160408142307\/http:\/\/www.fortunechina.com\/fortune500\/c\/2015-07\/22\/content_244435.htm\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2016-04-08\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-keyevents_11-0\">\u8df3\u8f6c\u5230\uff1a<sup><strong>11.0<\/strong><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-keyevents_11-1\"><sup><strong>11.1<\/strong><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20131021215734\/http:\/\/download.microsoft.com\/download\/7\/e\/a\/7ea5ca8c-4c72-49e9-a694-87ae755e1f58\/keyevents.doc\">Information for Students: Key Events In Microsoft History<\/a>. Microsoft Visitor Center Student Information.&nbsp;[2005-10-01]. \uff08<a href=\"http:\/\/download.microsoft.com\/download\/7\/e\/a\/7ea5ca8c-4c72-49e9-a694-87ae755e1f58\/keyevents.doc\">\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<\/a>&nbsp;(doc)\u5b58\u6863\u4e8e2013-10-21\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-BBCTL_12-0\">\u8df3\u8f6c\u5230\uff1a<sup><strong>12.0<\/strong><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-BBCTL_12-1\"><sup><strong>12.1<\/strong><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/business\/5085630.stm\">Bill Gates: A Timeline<\/a>. BBC News (BBC). 2006-07-15&nbsp;[2010-07-17]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20060622201711\/http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/business\/5085630.stm\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2006-06-22\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-13\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/magazines\/fortune\/fortune_archive\/1995\/10\/02\/206528\/index.htm\">http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/magazines\/fortune\/fortune_archive\/1995\/10\/02\/206528\/index.htm<\/a>&nbsp;\uff08<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110503155554\/http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/magazines\/fortune\/fortune_archive\/1995\/10\/02\/206528\/index.htm\">\u9875\u9762\u5b58\u6863\u5907\u4efd<\/a>\uff0c\u5b58\u4e8e<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E4%BA%92%E8%81%94%E7%BD%91%E6%A1%A3%E6%A1%88%E9%A6%86\">\u4e92\u8054\u7f51\u6863\u6848\u9986<\/a>\uff09 1995 Fortune magazine article<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-14\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Staples, Betsy.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110511110050\/http:\/\/www.atarimagazines.com\/creative\/v10n8\/192_Kay_Nishi_bridges_the_cul.php\">Kay Nishi bridges the cultural gap<\/a>. Creative Computing. 1984-08,&nbsp;<strong>10<\/strong>&nbsp;(8): 192&nbsp;[2010-07-15]. \uff08<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atarimagazines.com\/creative\/v10n8\/192_Kay_Nishi_bridges_the_cul.php\">\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<\/a>\u5b58\u6863\u4e8e2011-05-11\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-15\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Dyar, Dafydd Neal.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20060901182630\/http:\/\/www.computersourcemag.com\/articles\/viewer.asp?a=695\">Under The Hood: Part 8<\/a>. Computer Source. 2002-11-04&nbsp;[2010-07-14]. \uff08<a href=\"http:\/\/www.computersourcemag.com\/articles\/viewer.asp?a=695\">\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<\/a>\u5b58\u6863\u4e8e2006-09-01\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-xenix1_16-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Jason Levitt.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20061105100939\/http:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/author\/internet36.htm\">Is It Time Again For Microsoft And Unix?<\/a>. Information Week. 2000-06-12&nbsp;[2006-04-29]. \uff08<a href=\"http:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/author\/internet36.htm\">\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<\/a>\u5b58\u6863\u4e8e2006-11-05\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-17\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Dafydd Neal Dyar.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20060901182630\/http:\/\/www.computersourcemag.com\/articles\/viewer.asp?a=695\">Under The Hood: Part 8<\/a>. Computer Source. 2002-11-04&nbsp;[2006-07-04]. \uff08<a href=\"http:\/\/www.computersourcemag.com\/articles\/viewer.asp?a=695\">\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<\/a>\u5b58\u6863\u4e8e2006-09-01\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-18\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/?id=k9xS6t4ibxoC&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=Engines+that+move+markets:+technology+investing+from+railroads+to+the#v=onepage&amp;q=november%201980&amp;f=false\">Engines that move markets<\/a>. Books.google.co.uk. 2002&nbsp;[2011-05-29].&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:%E7%BD%91%E7%BB%9C%E4%B9%A6%E6%BA%90\/9780471205951\">ISBN&nbsp;9780471205951<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-Smart-Microsoft_19-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20040405051349\/http:\/\/www.smartcomputing.com\/editorial\/article.asp?article=articles%2Farchive%2Fr0603%2F09r03%2F09r03.asp&amp;guid=\">Microsoft to Microsoft disk operating system (MS-DOS)<\/a>. Smart Computing (Sandhills Publishing Company). 2002-03,&nbsp;<strong>6<\/strong>&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;[2008-08-18]. \uff08<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartcomputing.com\/editorial\/article.asp?article=articles\/archive\/r0603\/09r03\/09r03.asp&amp;guid=\">\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<\/a>\u5b58\u6863\u4e8e2004-04-05\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-Blaxill_Eckardt_2009_20-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Blaxill, Mark; Eckardt, Ralph.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/?id=JO6kA0hebJIC&amp;pg=PA210&amp;lpg=PA210&amp;dq=%22columbia+data+products%22+clone+bios&amp;q=%22columbia%20data%20products%22%20clone%20bios\">The Invisible Edge: Taking Your Strategy to the Next Level Using Intellectual Property<\/a>. 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Microsoft: Timeline<\/a>. Wired. 2002-11-04&nbsp;[2010-07-17]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100419063415\/http:\/\/www.wired.com\/techbiz\/it\/news\/2002\/11\/35212\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2010-04-19\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-MSJ-index_29-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/msj\/backissues86.aspx\">Microsoft Systems Journal\u20141986\u20131994 Index<\/a>. 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Microsoft Corporation<\/a>. Justice.gov.&nbsp;[2011-05-11]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110510012902\/http:\/\/www.justice.gov\/atr\/cases\/f0000\/0045.htm\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2011-05-10\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-35\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/atr\/competitive-impact-statement-us-v-microsoft-corporation\">Competitive Impact Statement&nbsp;: U.S. V. Microsoft Corporation<\/a>.&nbsp;[2019-10-03]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190605172759\/https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/atr\/competitive-impact-statement-us-v-microsoft-corporation\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2019-06-05\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-36\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Borland, John.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/news.cnet.com\/2009-1032-995681.html\">Victor: Software empire pays high price<\/a>. 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Associated Press. 2009-10-22&nbsp;[2012-04-04]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20121120210841\/http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/33429899\/ns\/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets\/\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2012-11-20\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-gates_49-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Steven Levy.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20070331223518\/http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/16934083\/site\/newsweek\/page\/4\/print\/1\/displaymode\/1098\/\">Bill Gates on Vista and Apple&#8217;s &#8216;Lying&#8217; Ads<\/a>. 2007-02-03&nbsp;[2012-04-20]. \uff08<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/16934083\/site\/newsweek\/page\/4\/print\/1\/displaymode\/1098\/\">\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<\/a>\u5b58\u6863\u4e8e2007-03-31\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-gates2_50-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Bill Gates.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20080514051831\/http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/presspass\/exec\/billg\/speeches\/2008\/05-07japanwdlc.mspx\">Bill Gates: Japan\u2014Windows Digital Lifestyle Consortium<\/a>. 2007-05-12&nbsp;[2012-04-20]. \uff08<a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/presspass\/exec\/billg\/speeches\/2008\/05-07japanwdlc.mspx\">\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<\/a>\u5b58\u6863\u4e8e2008-05-14\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-51\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%8F%B2%E8%92%82%E8%8A%AC%C2%B7%E8%BE%9B%E8%AB%BE%E5%A4%AB%E6%96%AF%E5%9F%BA\">\u65af\u8482\u82ac\u00b7\u8f9b\u8bfa\u592b\u65af\u57fa<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/e7\/archive\/2008\/12\/15\/continuing-our-discussion-on-performance.aspx\">Continuing our discussion on performance<\/a>. Engineering Windows 7. Microsoft. 2008-12-15&nbsp;[2008-12-18]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20081219114115\/http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/e7\/archive\/2008\/12\/15\/continuing-our-discussion-on-performance.aspx\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2008-12-19\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-52\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090503055849\/http:\/\/www.windowsvienna.com\/windows-7-takes-more-advantage-of-multi-core-cpus-a24.html\">Windows 7 Takes More Advantage Of Multi-Core CPUs &#8211; Windows 7<\/a>. Windowsvienna.com.&nbsp;[2009-05-25]. \uff08<a href=\"http:\/\/www.windowsvienna.com\/windows-7-takes-more-advantage-of-multi-core-cpus-a24.html\">\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<\/a>\u5b58\u6863\u4e8e2009-05-03\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-53\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090201073548\/http:\/\/blogs.zdnet.com\/microsoft\/?p=1612\">Windows 7 to get parallel-processing tweaks<\/a>. Blogs.zdnet.com. 2008-09-30&nbsp;[2009-05-25]. \uff08<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.zdnet.com\/microsoft\/?p=1612\">\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<\/a>\u5b58\u6863\u4e8e2009-02-01\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-54\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090415111309\/http:\/\/www.pctipsbox.com\/windows-7-to-get-parallel-processing-tweaks\/\">Windows 7 to get parallel-processing tweaks<\/a>. PcTips Box. 2008-10-05&nbsp;[2009-05-25]. \uff08<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pctipsbox.com\/windows-7-to-get-parallel-processing-tweaks\/\">\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<\/a>\u5b58\u6863\u4e8e2009-04-15\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-55\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090510042725\/http:\/\/vista.blorge.com\/2008\/09\/30\/windows-7-enters-parallel-universe\/\">Windows 7 enters parallel universe<\/a>. 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Microsoft.&nbsp;[2012-06-18]. \uff08<a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/global\/surface\/en\/us\/renderingassets\/surfacespecsheet.pdf\">\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<\/a>&nbsp;(PDF)\u5b58\u6863\u4e8e2014-10-20\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-64\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Mark Sullivan.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/257840\/microsoft_announces_new_surface_tablet_pc.html\">Microsoft Announces Surface Tablet PC<\/a>. PCWord. 2012-06-18&nbsp;[2012-10-26]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webcitation.org\/6ETRMnQ6d?url=http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/257840\/microsoft_announces_new_surface_tablet_pc.html\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2013-02-16\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-65\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/news.mydrivers.com\/1\/262\/262055.htm\">Surface\u9500\u91cf\u4e0d\u7ed9\u529bQ1\u4ec5\u552e\u51fa90\u4e07\u53f0<\/a>. \u9a71\u52a8\u4e4b\u5bb6.&nbsp;[2013-06-16]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130606010240\/http:\/\/news.mydrivers.com\/1\/262\/262055.htm\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2013-06-06\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-66\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.techweb.com.cn\/it\/2013-05-09\/1295427.shtml\">\u5fae\u8f6fSurface Pro\u65e0\u4eba\u95ee\u6d25\uff1a\u9762\u4e34\u56fd\u5185\u9500\u552e\u5c34\u5c2c<\/a>. \u5149\u660e\u7f51.&nbsp;[2013-06-16]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130615034900\/http:\/\/www.techweb.com.cn\/it\/2013-05-09\/1295427.shtml\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2013-06-15\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-Microsoft_Gets_Nokia_Units,_and_Leader_67-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Nick Wingfield.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/09\/03\/technology\/microsoft-gets-nokia-units-and-leader.html\">Microsoft Gets Nokia Units, and Leader<\/a>. The New York Times. 2013-09-03&nbsp;[2013-09-03]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130906050217\/http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/09\/03\/technology\/microsoft-gets-nokia-units-and-leader.html\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2013-09-06\uff09&nbsp;<strong>\uff08\u82f1\u8bed\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-Microsoft_in_$7_Billion_Deal_for_Nokia_Cellphone_Business_68-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Shira Ovide.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424127887324432404579051931273019224.html\">Microsoft in $7 Billion Deal for Nokia Cellphone Business<\/a>. 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Forbes.com. 2013-09-02&nbsp;[2013-09-03]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130904160334\/http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/terokuittinen\/2013\/09\/02\/nokia-sells-handset-business-to-microsoft-at-a-shockingly-low-price\/\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2013-09-04\uff09&nbsp;<strong>\uff08\u82f1\u8bed\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-Microsoft,_Lucky_Beneficiary_Of_Nokia_70-0\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Haydn Shaughnessy.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/haydnshaughnessy\/2013\/09\/03\/microsoft-lucky-beneficiary-of-nokias-screwed-up-strategy\/\">Microsoft, Lucky Beneficiary Of Nokia&#8217;s Screwed Up Strategy<\/a>. 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Time Inc.&nbsp;[2014-09-15]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140915180920\/http:\/\/time.com\/3377886\/microsoft-buys-mojang\/\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2014-09-15\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-72\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Bass, Dina.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2014-09-15\/microsoft-to-buy-minecraft-maker-mojang-for-2-5-billion.html\">Microsoft to Buy Minecraft Maker Mojang for $2.5 Billion<\/a>. Bloomberg. Bloomberg L.P.&nbsp;[2014-09-16]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140916060156\/http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2014-09-15\/microsoft-to-buy-minecraft-maker-mojang-for-2-5-billion.html\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2014-09-16\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-73\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ithome.com\/html\/win10\/267444.htm\">\u5fae\u8f6f2016\u5e74\u79cb\u5b63\u65b0\u54c1\u53d1\u5e03\u4f1a\u56fe\u6587\u5b9e\u5f55<\/a>. 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Twitter.&nbsp;[2022-12-11]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20221221081937\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/sama\/status\/1598038815599661056\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2022-12-21\uff09&nbsp;<strong>\uff08\u4e2d\u6587\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-79\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leiphone.com\/news\/201910\/UaFK8j5fD2mrQ7u6.html\">\u5fae\u8f6f\u53d1\u5e03\u4f1a\u516d\u5927\u65b0\u54c1\uff0c\u6298\u53e0\u7535\u8111\u3001\u6298\u53e0\u624b\u673a\u521d\u6b21\u4eae\u76f8<\/a>.&nbsp;[2019-10-03]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191004021821\/https:\/\/www.leiphone.com\/news\/201910\/UaFK8j5fD2mrQ7u6.html\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2019-10-04\uff09&nbsp;<strong>\uff08\u4e2d\u6587\uff08\u4e2d\u56fd\u5927\u9646\uff09\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-mg21_80-0\">\u8df3\u8f6c\u5230\uff1a<sup><strong>80.0<\/strong><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-mg21_80-1\"><sup><strong>80.1<\/strong><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mg21.com\/msft.html\">\u5168\u7403\u6700\u5927\u7684\u7535\u8111\u8f6f\u4ef6\u63d0\u4f9b\u5546\uff1a\u5fae\u8f6f\u516c\u53f8Microsoft Corporation(MSFT)<\/a>. \u7f8e\u80a1\u4e4b\u5bb6. 2021-07-26&nbsp;[2021-07-26]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210726195601\/https:\/\/www.mg21.com\/msft.html\/\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2021-07-26\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-81\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Roof, Katie; Bass, Dina.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-07-11\/microsoft-is-said-to-be-buying-cybersecurity-company-riskiq\">Microsoft Agrees to Acquire Cybersecurity Company RiskIQ<\/a>. Bloomberg. 2021-07-11&nbsp;[2021-07-12]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210731064901\/https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-07-11\/microsoft-is-said-to-be-buying-cybersecurity-company-riskiq\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2021-07-31\uff09&nbsp;<strong>\uff08\u82f1\u8bed\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-82\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/2022\/01\/18\/microsoft-to-acquire-activision-blizzard-to-bring-the-joy-and-community-of-gaming-to-everyone-across-every-device\/\">Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone, across every device<\/a>. Microsoft. 2022-01-18&nbsp;[2022-01-18]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220121124633\/https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/2022\/01\/18\/microsoft-to-acquire-activision-blizzard-to-bring-the-joy-and-community-of-gaming-to-everyone-across-every-device\/\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2022-01-21\uff09&nbsp;<strong>\uff08\u7f8e\u56fd\u82f1\u8bed\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-83\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Kennedy, Victoria.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-activision-blizzard-deal-approved-by-uk-regulators\">Microsoft Activision Blizzard deal approved by UK regulator<\/a>. Eurogamer. 2023-10-13&nbsp;[2023-10-13]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20231013193929\/https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-activision-blizzard-deal-approved-by-uk-regulators\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2023-10-13\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-:0_84-0\">\u8df3\u8f6c\u5230\uff1a<sup><strong>84.0<\/strong><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-:0_84-1\"><sup><strong>84.1<\/strong><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-:0_84-2\"><sup><strong>84.2<\/strong><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/u654uvp4\/chan-pin-yan-fa\/ying-ti-chan-pin\">\u786c\u9ad4\u7522\u54c1 &#8211; MICROSOFT<\/a>. sites.google.com.&nbsp;[2018-08-02]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210810042340\/https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/u654uvp4\/chan-pin-yan-fa\/ying-ti-chan-pin\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2021-08-10\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-85\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Amanda Holpuch.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/technology\/2013\/may\/21\/xbox-720-microsoft-reveal-console-live-blog\">Microsoft unveils Xbox One console &#8211; as it happened<\/a>. the Guardian.&nbsp;[2014-08-22]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130711035158\/http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/technology\/2013\/may\/21\/xbox-720-microsoft-reveal-console-live-blog\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2013-07-11\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-86\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Kyle Wagner.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/the-new-xbox-everything-you-need-to-know-about-microso-509033619\">Xbox One: Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft&#8217;s New Console<\/a>. 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Gawker Media.&nbsp;[2014-08-22]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140708081508\/http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/the-new-xbox-everything-you-need-to-know-about-microso-509033619\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2014-07-08\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-87\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Orland, Kyle.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gaming\/2016\/07\/slimmed-down-xbox-one-s-hits-stores-august-2\/\">Slimmed down 2TB Xbox One S hits stores August 2 for $399<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ars_Technica\">Ars Technica<\/a>&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cond%C3%A9_Nast\">Cond\u00e9 Nast<\/a>). 2016-07-26&nbsp;[2016-07-26]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160729082701\/http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gaming\/2016\/07\/slimmed-down-xbox-one-s-hits-stores-august-2\/\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2016-07-29\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-88\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Whitney, Lance.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/xbox-one-s-500gb-1tb-bundles-to-launch-on-august-23\/\">Xbox One S 500GB, 1TB bundles to launch on August 23<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CNET\">CNET<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CBS_Interactive\">CBS Interactive<\/a>.&nbsp;[2016-08-04]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160802210509\/http:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/xbox-one-s-500gb-1tb-bundles-to-launch-on-august-23\/\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2016-08-02\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-89\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Warren, Tom.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2017\/6\/11\/15774918\/microsoft-xbox-one-x-release-date-price-new-console-announced-e3-2017\">Xbox One X is Microsoft&#8217;s next game console, arriving on November 7th for $499<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Verge\">The Verge<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vox_Media\">Vox Media<\/a>. 2017-06-11&nbsp;[2017-06-12]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170612004033\/https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2017\/6\/11\/15774918\/microsoft-xbox-one-x-release-date-price-new-console-announced-e3-2017\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2017-06-12\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-90\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;\u5362\u82cf\u71d5\uff0c\u5c1a\u7eea\u8c26\uff0c<a 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\uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100210075329\/http:\/\/survey.news.sina.com.cn\/voteresult.php?pid=26404\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2010-02-10\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-97\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/news.xinhuanet.com\/internet\/2008-08\/31\/content_9744652.htm\">\u722d\u9cf4\u70ba\u4e86\u81ea\u5df1\u5229\u76ca \u8acb\u4e0d\u8981\u652f\u6301\u756a\u8304\u82b1\u5712<\/a>. \u4eba\u6c11\u7f51. 2008-08-31&nbsp;[2009-04-07]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090913024256\/http:\/\/news.xinhuanet.com\/internet\/2008-08\/31\/content_9744652.htm\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2009-09-13\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-98\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;\u59dc\u4f2f\u9759.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090423034536\/http:\/\/it.people.com.cn\/GB\/42891\/42895\/7764032.html\">\u67d0\u4e9b\u5a92\u9ad4\u4e0d\u8981\u7528&#8221;\u507d\u6578\u64da&#8221;\u8aa4\u5c0e\u7db2\u6c11<\/a>. \u4eba\u6c11\u7f51. 2008-09-03&nbsp;[2009-04-07]. \uff08<a href=\"http:\/\/it.people.com.cn\/GB\/42891\/42895\/7764032.html\">\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<\/a>\u5b58\u6863\u4e8e2009-04-23\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-99\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/tech.sina.com.cn\/i\/2014-07-30\/02209524385.shtml\">\u5de5\u5546\u603b\u5c40\u7a81\u88ad\u5fae\u8f6f\u53cd\u5784\u65ad<\/a>.&nbsp;[2014-07-30]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140810053700\/http:\/\/tech.sina.com.cn\/i\/2014-07-30\/02209524385.shtml\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2014-08-10\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a 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href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-103\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/2009\/03\/11\/worlds-richest-people-billionaires-2009-billionaires_land.html\">The World&#8217;s Billionaires<\/a>. Forbes.&nbsp;[2009-03-19]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090319025342\/http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/2009\/03\/11\/worlds-richest-people-billionaires-2009-billionaires_land.html\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2009-03-19\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>^&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-forbes.com_104-0\">\u8df3\u8f6c\u5230\uff1a<sup><strong>104.0<\/strong><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-forbes.com_104-1\"><sup><strong>104.1<\/strong><\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/lists\/2009\/10\/billionaires-2009-richest-people_The-Worlds-Billionaires_Rank_2.html\">The World&#8217;s Billionaires 2009<\/a>. Forbes. 2009-11-03&nbsp;[2009-10-01]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20091004041836\/http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/lists\/2009\/10\/billionaires-2009-richest-people_The-Worlds-Billionaires_Rank_2.html\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2009-10-04\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-105\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20141006072631\/http:\/\/www.ce.cn\/cysc\/tech\/07hlw\/guoji\/201407\/19\/t20140719_3190195.shtml\">\u5fae\u8f6f\u516c\u5e03\u89c4\u6a21\u6700\u5927\u88c1\u5458\u8ba1\u5212 \u96c6\u4e2d\u8bfa\u57fa\u4e9a\u90e8\u95e8<\/a>. \u4e2d\u56fd\u7ecf\u6d4e\u7f51.&nbsp;[2014-07-19]. \uff08<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ce.cn\/cysc\/tech\/07hlw\/guoji\/201407\/19\/t20140719_3190195.shtml\">\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<\/a>\u5b58\u6863\u4e8e2014-10-06\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-106\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.techweb.com.cn\/it\/2017-10-17\/2594537.shtml\">\u5fae\u8edf\u88ab\u6307\u63a9\u84cb\u8cc7\u6599\u5eab\u88ab\u9ed1\u4e8b\u4ef6<\/a>. TechWeb.&nbsp;[2017-10-17]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20171024211456\/http:\/\/www.techweb.com.cn\/it\/2017-10-17\/2594537.shtml\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2017-10-24\uff09.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-107\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mitrade.com\/zh\/insights\/shares-analysis\/outlook-of-month\/20240719p05?utm_source=Wikipedia%20&amp;utm_campaign={%E8%97%8D%E5%B1%8F%E6%AD%BB%E6%A9%9F}&amp;utm_medium={0719}\">\u5fae\u8edf\u3001Crowdstrike\u6700\u65b0\u56de\u61c9\uff1a\u85cd\u5c4f\u4e0d\u662f\u7db2\u8def\u653b\u64ca\uff0c\u554f\u984c\u5df2\u89e3\u6c7a\uff01<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-108\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microfocus.com\/en-us\/products\/novell\/overview\">Novell History and Product Links<\/a>. Micro Focus.&nbsp;[2020-04-11]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200411050742\/https:\/\/www.microfocus.com\/en-us\/products\/novell\/overview\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2020-04-11\uff09&nbsp;<strong>\uff08\u82f1\u8bed\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-109\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/technews.tw\/2019\/03\/19\/process-done-suse-is-becoming-the-biggest-indepent-open-source-solution-company\/\">\u518d\u6b21\u6613\u624b\u5b8c\u6210\uff0cSUSE \u6210\u70ba\u5168\u7403\u6700\u5927\u7368\u7acb\u958b\u6e90\u65b9\u6848\u516c\u53f8<\/a>. TechNews \u79d1\u6280\u65b0\u62a5.&nbsp;[2020-04-11]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200411050739\/https:\/\/technews.tw\/2019\/03\/19\/process-done-suse-is-becoming-the-biggest-indepent-open-source-solution-company\/\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2020-04-11\uff09&nbsp;<strong>\uff08\u4e2d\u6587\uff08\u53f0\u6e7e\uff09\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-110\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blocktempo.com\/quorum-mou-azure\/\">J.P. Morgan \u8207\u5fae\u8edf Azure \u5169\u5f37\u806f\u624b\uff01\u63a8\u52d5\u4f01\u696d\u63a1\u7528\u5340\u584a\u93c8<\/a>. BlockTempo \u52a8\u533a\u52a8\u8d8b. 2019-05-03&nbsp;[2019-05-07]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190507022553\/https:\/\/www.blocktempo.com\/quorum-mou-azure\/\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2019-05-07\uff09&nbsp;<strong>\uff08\u4e2d\u6587\uff08\u53f0\u6e7e\uff09\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF#cite_ref-111\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Cuen, Leigh.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/microsoft-launches-decentralized-identity-tool-on-bitcoin-blockchain\">Microsoft Launches Decentralized Identity Tool on Bitcoin Blockchain<\/a>. CoinDesk. 2019-05-13&nbsp;[2019-05-16]. \uff08\u539f\u59cb\u5185\u5bb9<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190515203833\/https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/microsoft-launches-decentralized-identity-tool-on-bitcoin-blockchain\">\u5b58\u6863<\/a>\u4e8e2019-05-15\uff09&nbsp;<strong>\uff08\u82f1\u8bed\uff09<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\u6765\u6e90\">4.2 \u6765\u6e90<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u5fae\u8f6f\u516c\u53f8\u91c7\u7528\u673a\u5668\u4eba\u4fdd\u5b89\u503c\u5b88|<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20141205140224\/http:\/\/www.huayubar.com\/t\/ji-jie-zhan-jing-ji-jiang-shi-xian-wei-ruan-gong-si-shi-yong-ji-qi-ren-bao-an-shou-da-men\/68\">\u5fae\u8f6f\u516c\u53f8\u4f7f\u7528\u673a\u5668\u4eba\u4fdd\u5b89<\/a>|\u8bdd\u8bed\u80e1\u540c|[2014\/11]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a 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