Microsoft Launches Windows ME.
The Millennium Edition was the last of the operating systems of the Windows 9x series.
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Bill Gates stepped down as chairman of Microsoft Corporation.
Bill Gates became the richest man in the world with a net worth of $12.9 billion.
Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ordered the breakup of Microsoft Corporation.
Microsoft's Internet Explorer was finally retired after twenty-six years.
Microsoft released its operating system, Windows 95, to the public.