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Microsoft

Also Known As Micro-Soft The original hyphenated spelling used at the company's 1975 founding.
Information Technology

American multinational technology company founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after the two demonstrated a BASIC interpreter for the Altair 8800 microcomputer. Microsoft relocated to the Pacific Northwest in 1986 and rose to dominance through a contract to supply IBM with an operating system for personal computers, followed by the Windows graphical interface and Office productivity suite. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Company Type
Multinational technology company 2
Founded Year
1975 2
Headquarters
Redmond, Washington, U.S. 2
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Public 1
Microsoft
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Bill Gates

Microsoft

Paul Allen

Microsoft
FAQs

Why was Microsoft originally spelled with a hyphen?

Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after the two demonstrated a BASIC interpreter for the Altair 8800 microcomputer. Paul Allen suggested the name Micro-Soft, short for micro-computer software, which the company later shortened to Microsoft.
Connections

Associated With

Microsoft Antitrust Case, Corporate Events
Source Wikipedia, United States v. Microsoft Corp.
Microsoft Azure, Products and Services

Microsoft Azure is operated by Microsoft.

Microsoft Office, Products and Services

Microsoft Office is developed by Microsoft.

Microsoft Windows, Products and Services

Microsoft Windows is developed by Microsoft.

Platform economy, Business Models
Source Wikipedia, Platform Economy
Product Bundling, Business Models

Microsoft's 1990 Office suite is a standing example of software product bundling: separate applications sold together as one package.

Source Wikipedia, Microsoft
Subsidiary, Business Models
Source Wikipedia, Subsidiary
Xbox, Products and Services

Xbox is designed and sold by Microsoft.

Founded By

Bill Gates, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers
Source Wikipedia, Microsoft
Paul Allen, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers
Source Wikipedia, Microsoft

Led By

Bill Gates, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers
Source Wikipedia, Bill Gates

Operates In

Technology Industry, Industries
Source Wikipedia, Microsoft

Related Corporate Events

Microsoft Antitrust Case, Corporate Events
Source Wikipedia, United States v. Microsoft Corp.
Microsoft-LinkedIn Acquisition, Corporate Events
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Developed

Applesoft BASIC

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Source Applesoft BASIC (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph, second sentence
Quote, Lead paragraph, second sentence
Applesoft BASIC was supplied by Microsoft
Azure Sphere

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

C#

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Cairo (operating system)

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Dafny

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

F#

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

IBM PC DOS

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

JScript

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Source Programming Language Database (PLDB): JScriptPLDB page header [invented-by-company]
Quote, PLDB page header [invented-by-company]
JScript is Microsoft's dialect of the ECMAScript standard that is used in Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
Microsoft Access

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Microsoft Azure

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Microsoft SQL Server

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Microsoft Windows

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

MS-DOS

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

MS-DOS 4.0 (multitasking)

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

MS-DOS 7

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

MSX-DOS

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OS/2

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

PowerShell

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

QBasic

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Source Programming Language Database (PLDB): QBasicPLDB page development note
Quote, PLDB page development note
Early development of QBasic happened in Microsoft
Sequential Minimal Optimization

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TypeScript

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VB.NET

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VBScript

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Visual Basic

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Visual FoxPro

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Xenix

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Z-DOS

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Origin Of

C#

Also in Computing Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: C Sharp (programming language)tier 2
Microsoft Access

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Microsoft SQL Server

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TypeScript

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Located In

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.

Sources
1. Wikidata: Microsoft
  • Wikidata Q2283, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q2283 P31=Q891723 (public) (w-bbfill-business4-0926 knownqid fetch)
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2. Wikipedia, Microsoft
Wikipedia
  • Article text
    Gates and Allen established Microsoft on April 4, 1975, with Gates as CEO, and Allen suggested the name "Micro-Soft", short for micro-computer software.
  • In Category: Companies and Brands
  • Founded By: Bill Gates
  • Founded By: Paul Allen
  • Operates In: Technology Industry
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Wikipedia, Bill Gates
WikipediaLed By: Bill GatesView the Source
Wikipedia, United States v. Microsoft Corp.
Wikipedia
  • Associated With: Microsoft Antitrust Case, Lead section
  • Related Corporate Events: Microsoft Antitrust Case
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Wikipedia, Platform Economy
WikipediaAssociated With: Platform economy, Wikipedia lead; target 267948
Quote, Associated With: Platform economy, Wikipedia lead; target 267948
These platforms, such as Amazon, Airbnb, Uber, Microsoft and Google, serve as intermediaries between various groups of users, enabling interactions, transactions, collaboration, and innovation.
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Wikipedia, Subsidiary
Associated With: Subsidiary, Wikipedia lead; target 267948
Quote, Associated With: Subsidiary, Wikipedia lead; target 267948
More focused companies include IBM, Xerox, and Microsoft; they and their subsidiaries primarily operate within the tech sector.
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