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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 1
Founded Year
1975 1
Headquarters
Redmond, Washington, U.S. 1
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.

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
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
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Computing Atlas: C#, is where this subject originated.
  • Also in Computing Atlas: Microsoft Access, is where this subject originated.
  • Also in Computing Atlas: Microsoft SQL Server, is where this subject originated.
  • Also in Computing Atlas: TypeScript, is where this subject originated.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United States, located there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Microsoft
Wikipedia
  • Founding section
    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
  • Associated With: Product Bundling, 1985-1994: Windows and Office section
    In 1990, Microsoft introduced the Microsoft Office suite which bundled separate applications such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
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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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Frequently Asked Questions

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.
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