1/1/93 Microsoft announces the 10th anniversary of Microsoft Word,which first shipped for MS-DOS in 1983, on the Macintosh platformin 1984, and on the Windows platform in 1989. Based on data recentlyreleased by Dataquest, Inc. there are now more than 10 millionWord users worldwide.
1/27/93 Microsoft announces that it has introduced a new productsupport program, Microsoft Select, designed to make it easierfor large organizations to acquire and maintain Microsoft products.The program offers flexible new product acquisition, licensing,and maintenance options.
3/22/93 Microsoft announces the availability of Microsoft Encarta,the first multimedia encyclopedia designed for a computer. Theproduct contains a high-quality collection of articles, animations,sounds, illustrations, graphs, and photographs, as well as, anatlas and interactive timeline all on a single CD-ROM.
3/30/93 Microsoft introduces and announces the availability ofMicrosoft MS-DOS 6.0 Upgrade. This version has integrated datacompression, called DoubleSpace, which can safely and easily doublethe PC's available disk space, free conventional memory, protectdata from viruses and accidental deletions, and increase performance.
3/30/93 Microsoft announces five new multimedia titles at theIntermedia Conference in San Jose. Shown for the first time are:Microsoft Dinosaurs; Multimedia Mozart: The Dissonant Quartet;Multimedia Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; Microsoft Musical Instrumentsfor the Macintosh; and Microsoft Bookshelf, 1993 Edition on CD-ROM.
4/14/93 Microsoft reports that the number of licensed users ofMicrosoft Windows now totals more than 25 million, making it themost popular graphical operating system in the world.
4/27/93 Microsoft announces the immediate availability of MicrosoftMouse 2.0, with a sophisticated new ergonometric design for maximumcomfort. The new Mouse is equally effective for both right- andleft-handed users. It includes the enhanced-performance driversoftware 9.0, which ensures full compatibility and reliabilitywith Microsoft Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS.
5/24/93 Microsoft formally launches Microsoft Windows NT at WindowsWorld in Atlanta. Windows NT delivers a powerful, reliable andopen platform for client-server solutions - business applicationsranging from inventory management to sales automation to financialanalysis. It can also scale to meet the user's increasing processingneeds because it has no internal system constraints on resourcesand provides consistent support for Intel, RISC and multiprocessorsystems. It is scheduled to be released in 60 days.
6/1/93 Microsoft announces that Judge Vaughn R. Walker of theU.S. District Court of Northern California ruled today in Microsoft'sfavor in the Apple vs. Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard copyrightsuit. The judge granted Microsoft's and Hewlett-Packard's motionsto dismiss the last remaining copyright infringement claims againstMicrosoft Windows 2.03 and 3.0, as well as, the HP NewWave.
7/6/93 Microsoft announces that it has become an official memberof the EPA's Ally program to promote energy-efficient computersystems. Microsoft currently ships software to enhance energyefficiency, and continues to conduct additional energy-efficientresearch.
11/8/93 Microsoft ships Windows for Workgroups 3.11. This newversion has already gained major support from more than 30 topOEM systems manufacturers worldwide. It has improved support forNovell NetWare and Windows NT; I/O performance gains of more than100 percent; and new capabilities for mobile computing, such asremote access and built-in fax capabilities.
12/6/93 Microsoft is named the "1993 Most Innovative CompanyOperating in the U.S." by Fortune Magazine, as part of itsFifth Annual Study of America's Best Cities for Business.
12/7/93 Microsoft announces its first software products designedespecially for children: Creative Writer and Fine Artist. Combiningfull-featured tool sets, lively characters and offbeat humor,these products have been designed to inspire and stimulate children'snatural creativity in writing and art with many engaging projectideas.