Like most corporations, Microsoft is in the business of making money. Throughout the years, Microsoft had made investments in different sectors in order to grow its business and customer-base by acquiring dozens of companies. Some of its investments had proven to be complete failures, though many of them became enormous money makers. In this video we provide a timeline of all acquisitions made by Microsoft since 1987, with additional information on some of the companies that have made a significant impact. Number of acquisitions: 226 Number of CEO's: 3 We really hope you enjoy our first video. Subscribe for future videos :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music: "Something Elated" by Broke for Free From the Free Music Archive CC BY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------