December also saw the company discontinue the Microsoft Edge Legacy browser project in favor of the “New Edge” browser project, featuring a Chromium based backend. In the same month, Microsoft announced the open source implementation of Windows Forms and the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) which will allow for further movement of the company toward the transparent release of key frameworks used in developing Windows desktop applications and software. In December 2018, Microsoft announced Project Mu, an open source release of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) core used in Microsoft Surface and Hyper-V products. In August 2018, Microsoft released two projects called Barclays Slots Microsoft AccountGuard and Defending Democracy. In March 2018, Microsoft recalled Windows 10 S to change it to a mode for the Windows operating system rather than a separate and unique operating system. Some analysts had deemed this unthinkable ten years prior, however, as in 2001 then-CEO Steve Ballmer called Linux “cancer”.
A 1,100-foot (340 m) pedestrian bridge connects the new campus buildings to the Redmond Technology light rail station and the West Campus area. The garage sits below a pedestrianized environment between the buildings, which are part of five “villages”. As of February 2026, the final five buildings were on hold, and Microsoft said it had no short-term plans to construct them. The redevelopment includes plans for 17 buildings and four floors of underground parking with capacity for 6,500 vehicles.
House passes bill to shield consumers from data center price hikes on energy Patrick Schiltz, who served as the federal court’s chief judge last winter, called the administration’s actions “a grave threat to the rule of law.” Many countries blunted the most painful effects of the energy shock from the war in Iran.