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October 2, 1997: Worldcom outbid BT – Wins MCI Communications

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1997– MCI was under a bid to be purchased by British Telecommunications. Worldcom came in and outbid BT to snag up the company. What made this the coup de grace is it would make Worldcom the #2 telecom provider, under AT&T. The $37 Billion dollar merger would finalize on November 10th. Then, September 1998 – MCI Worldcom would officially launch. This all crumbled in 2002 when Worldcom filed for bankruptcy.

I was an employee of Worldcom and had been since its original namesake LDDS. At the time we were awestruck.
–Bill Bartholomew

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Happy Eyebrow Day in honor of Groucho Marx. He was born in 1890
Google sued over GMail in Germany
Microsoft Jellyfish
The Apple/IBM alliance

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September 1, 2008: Google Chrome “Accidentally” Released

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2008 – It was hailed as a “Mistake” on their blog. With that, Google Chrome is released in Beta on Windows machines. The new browser takes a lot of people by surprise as this was a pretty secretive project – that is, until the comic was released. Google then blogged about it saying:

At Google, we have a saying: “launch early and iterate.” While this approach is usually limited to our engineers, it apparently applies to our mailroom as well! As you may have read in the blogosphere, we hit “send” a bit early on a comic book introducing our new open source browser, Google Chrome. As we believe in access to information for everyone, we’ve now made the comic publicly available — you can find it here. We will be launching the beta version of Google Chrome tomorrow in more than 100 countries.
So why are we launching Google Chrome? Because we believe we can add value for users and, at the same time, help drive innovation on the web.

The browser was suppose to be announced on Sept 3rd. The download was available to the general public on Sept 2nd.

IPv4 is officially released in 1981.
The iMac G3 begins shipping
IBM announces Copper based processors
The first meeting of the “Virtual Library” project is held

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Microsoft Office 95 Released

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August 30, 1995: Just a few days after the launch of Windows95, Microsoft puts out the newest version of the Office software. Technically, it’s called “Office 7.0”, but Microsoft wanted to brand it as a companion to the newest operating system. Therefore, it became “Office 95”.The newest version included Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Mail software. This new version ran in 32 bit, so Windows 95 could utilize it to the best of it’s ability.

Apple unveils the PowerMac G4
Facebook “Live Feed”
Sony shuts down “Connect”

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Internet2 (aka RNP2) Connected

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August 21, 2001 – using a 45 MBs line, Brazil became part of the Internet2, an internet connected to multiple academics. The connection went from Rio de Janerio to Miami Fl. Internet2 member rolls included over 200 higher education institutions, 40 members from industry, 30 research and education network and connector organizations and over 50 affiliate members.

Windows 95 is released. The official launch date will be on the 24th
Club Neverdie is running well in Entropia Universe
MP3.com reaches a settlement on their case with Sony Entertainment Group

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January 22, 1998: Microsoft and US Department of Justice

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1998 – Microsoft reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice regarding Internet Explorer on Windows 95. In the agreement, computer manufacturers could have the IE link removed. This was a small step in the antitrust suit against Microsoft and using bundled software and drive out competition.

The Microsoft antitrust trial would begin on May 18, 1998 and go until November 5, 1999.

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The Famous Apple Macintosh Superbowl commercial
Microsoft releases IE for Mac
AOL sues Microsoft on behalf of Netscape for IE
Cell Phone Tax rejected

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February 20, 1986: Launch of Mir Space Station

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1986 – The first piece of the Mir Space Station is launched. With 6 docking ports and labs for research, the Space Station was expected to push us into the stars. The term “Mir” is Russian for “Peace”.

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