For Microsoft, 1989 brings the availability of Office for the Macintosh, Steve Ballmer is promoted to Senior Vice President and we announce the availability of Microsoft Flash File System, a file system for Intel's

flash memory technology.

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The History of Microsoft - 1975

The History of Microsoft - 1976

The History of Microsoft - 1977

The History of Microsoft - 1978

The History of Microsoft - 1979

The History of Microsoft - 1980

The History of Microsoft - 1981

The History of Microsoft - 1982

The History of Microsoft - 1983

The History of Microsoft - 1984

The History of Microsoft - 1985

The History of Microsoft - 1986

The History of Microsoft - 1987

The History of Microsoft - 1988

1989 Revenue/Headcount

The 1989 fiscal year-end sales total $804,530,000. The 1989 fiscal Year employee headcount totals 4,037people.

Official Subsidiaries Launched:

Microsoft Informatica Limitada (Brazil), Microsoft Israel, Ltd., Microsoft AG (Switzerland), Microsoft N.V. (Belgium), Microsoft Taiwan Corporation, Microsoft Puerto Rico, Inc.

Sales Office established: Microsoft Hong Kong, Israel (Tel Aviv)

January 20, 1989

The Microsoft Road Show opens in Seattle, Washington, the first of 10 stops around the country. Dealers and corporate executives have a chance to try nine different applications, get a peek at three unreleased products and attend specialty seminars on Excel

and Word. *I think there is a video*

January 25, 1989

Microsoft unveils the promotional campaign for Excel for Windows, targeting users who are considering purchasing or upgrading to future releases of Lotus 1-2-3. The campaign includes an exchange offer for 1-2-3 users, free evaluation copies, and nationwide

Excel seminars.

February 15, 1989

Microsoft and The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. announce that Microsoft will make a minority investment of less than 20 percent in SCO, the world's leading developer and publisher of UNIX System software. Since 1981