24.01.2006 – 17:07

Microsoft Corp.

Media Alert: Microsoft Press Conference on the European Commission's Antitrust Investigation

Brussels (ots/PRNewswire)

- Wednesday January 25 at 14.00 CET in Brussels

BRUSSELS, January 24 /PRNewswire/ --

    What:     Microsoft Corp. will hold a Press Conference to make an
              announcement relating to the anti-trust investigation by the
              European Commission.
    Who:      Brad Smith, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
              Corporate Secretary
    When:     Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at 14.00 CET
    Where:    The Silken Berlaymont Hotel (formerly the Dorint)
              11-19, Boulevard Charlemagne, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Press Conference Call-In Information for those unable to attend in
person:

Dial-in telephone number: +32-2-289-5333

Code: 1530 #

Participants will hear music until the call opens. Those joining
the  conference by phone will not be able to answer questions.

Audio Replay Information

An audio replay and written transcript of the Press Conference
will  be available approximately two hours after the conference has
ended on  the Microsoft PressPass website.
www.microsoft.com/presspass

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BRUSSELS, January 24 /PRNewswire/ --

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contacts are listed at:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/contactpr.asp

Contact:

For more information please contact: Dirk Delmartino- Tel: +32-2-550
0621/ dirkdelm@microsoft.com, Stacy Drake- Tel: +1-425-705-6954 /
sdrake@microsoft.com, Tom Brookes - Tel: +32-2-238-1093 /
tombrookes@gpluseurope.com; For more information, financial analysts
only: Curt Anderson, Microsoft Investor Relations, +1(425)-706-3703