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Microsoft: A Technological Colossus Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft's trajectory has been one of consistent expansion and market dominance. Initially focused on BASIC interpreters, the company rapidly ascended to control the personal computer operating system market with MS-D...
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- Company type Public
- Industry Information technology
- Founded April 4, 1975
- Founders Bill Gates, Paul Allen
- Headquarters One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington, U.S.
- Area served Worldwide
- Key people Satya Nadella (chairman &
- Services Edge, Azure, Bing, LinkedIn, Viva Engage, Microsoft 365, OneDrive, Dynamics 365, Outlook, GitHub, Microsoft Store, Windows Update, Game Pass, Xbox network
- Revenue US$245.1 billion (2024)
- Net income US$88.1 billion (2024)
- Number of employees 228,000 (2024)
- Subsidiaries Microsoft Japan, Microsoft India, Microsoft Egypt, GitHub, LinkedIn, Nuance Communications, RiskIQ, Skype Technologies, Xamarin, Xandr
- Website www.microsoft.com
Microsoft history
Last Updated : 24/03/25, 07:56 PM
Microsoft: From Altair BASIC to Global Tech Giant Founded in 1975 by childhood friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft initially focused on software development, creating Altair BASIC for the Altair 8800 microcomputer. Early success led to the development of Xenix, a Unix-based operating system...
MICROSOFT NEWS
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Microsoft wants continued access to OpenAI's technology even if OpenAI declares its models have reached humanlike intelligence
Microsoft to use some AI from Anthropic in shift from OpenAI: Report
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Microsoft will pay its cloud rival Amazon Web Services to access the Anthropic models, according to the report. AWS is one of Anthropic's largest shareholders.
‘So what if he’s Bill Gates?’: Indian executive recalls winning an argument against the Microsoft founder, says he wasn’t in a good mood
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Ravi Venkatesan led Microsoft India from 2004 to 2011 before turning his focus to social entrepreneurship.
Microsoft says Azure cloud service disrupted by fiber cuts in Red Sea
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In an updated status message for its Azure system, the company said its users may experience service disruptions on traffic routes through the Middle East.
Indian-origin Microsoft engineer, 35, dies on firm's campus; family flags late nights, long hours
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The deceased has been identified as Pratik Pandey, 35, who was found face-down at 2 am on August 20 in a courtyard at Microsoft's Mountain View, California campus, Palo Alto.
Enterprise adoption of AI should be driven by leaders: Microsoft India COO Himani Agrawal
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The Microsoft India executive's remarks come amid an ongoing debate over who is responsible, and who should be responsible, for the adoption of AI tools within an organisation.
Man quits Microsoft job in 20 days, cites ‘chill’ work culture; viral post sparks debate
September 01, 2025 5:38 pm
In a post on X, a software engineer opened up about a new colleague who previously worked with Microsoft.
Microsoft’s ‘legacy’ automated system triggered suspension of Nayara’s services
August 30, 2025 6:50 am
The IT Ministry had sought Microsoft’s response on why it had suspended services to Nayara Energy, which resulted in its employees not being able to access their own data and communication channels.
Microsoft Word now automatically saves your documents to the cloud: Here's how to turn it off
August 30, 2025 10:01 am
Follow these three easy steps to prevent Microsoft Word from automatically uploading your documents to the cloud.
