LONDON — Dec. 12, 2007 — Microsoft Corp. has acquired Multimap, one of the United Kingdom’s top 100 technology companies and one of the leading online mapping services in the world. The acquisition gives Microsoft a powerful new location and mapping technology to complement existing offerings such as Virtual Earth, Live Search, Windows Live services, […]

REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 12, 2007 — Microsoft Corp. today announced it has entered into an exclusivity agreement around its intention to acquire Musiwave SA, an Openwave company and a leading provider of mobile music entertainment services to operators and media companies. The acquisition would bring Musiwave’s relationships with music labels, device makers and mobile […]

This list does not include the investment in Facebook.com that Microsoft made earlier this year.

aQuantive, Inc, Seattle, USA - May 2007 - Global digital marketing and advertising solutions. Microsoft’s largest acquisition in history so far, valued at $6 billion
Tellme Networks, Inc., California, USA - March 2007 - Voice services, Estm. $800 million
Rare Ltd., United Kingdom […]