Microsoft Corporation

Overview

American multinational technology corporation, maker of the Windows OS, Office suite, and Azure cloud platform. One of the largest software companies in the world.

Key Facts

  • Founded: 1975-04-04

  • Headquarters: Redmond, Washington, USA

  • Status: Public (NASDAQ: MSFT)

  • CEO: Satya Nadella

  • Founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen

  • Windows OS dominates desktop computing (~75% market share)

  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is the standard office suite

  • Azure is the second-largest cloud platform, strong in enterprise and hybrid cloud

  • Created C# programming language; owns Roslyn compiler

  • Created TypeScript, a typed superset of JavaScript

  • Majority owner of GitHub (acquired 2018 for $7.5B)

  • Azure OpenAI Service partners with OpenAI for enterprise AI

  • LinkedIn (acquired 2016) is the world’s largest professional network

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