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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
Microsoft enters the AI race with its first in-house models: MAI-1-preview and MAI-Voice-1
August 29, 2025 10:23 am
While MAI-1-preview is a text-based model that can help with everyday queries, MAI-Voice-1 can generate audio clips up to 60 seconds long in just one second using a single GPU.
Microsoft AI head Mustafa Suleyman fears rise of ‘Seemingly Conscious AI’ that mimics human consciousness
August 22, 2025 2:06 pm
In a blog post, Microsoft's AI boss Mustafa Suleyman warns about risks associated with Seemingly Conscious AI, an AI system that may trick us into thinking that it has consciousness but is "internally blank."
Microsoft scales back Chinese access to cyber early warning system
August 21, 2025 10:40 am
The new restrictions come in the wake of last month's sweeping hacking attempts against Microsoft SharePoint servers, at least some of which Microsoft and others have blamed on Beijing.
18 arrested at Microsoft headquarters during protest over Israeli ties
August 21, 2025 8:55 am
The protesters also splattered red paint over a landmark sign that bears the company logo.
59% of Indian business leaders now use AI agents to automate tasks: Microsoft report
August 21, 2025 10:40 am
According to Microsoft’s Work Trend Index 2025, Indian businesses are set to outpace global players in AI agent deployment.
CERT-In flags serious vulnerabilities in Microsoft products, urges users to update immediately
August 22, 2025 9:51 am
The Computer Emergency response Team (CERT-In) has issued a high-risk security alert for Microsoft users, asking them to update their products with the newest security patches to prevent their system from being compromised.
Microsoft targets Meta’s AI top talent with multi-million-dollar offers: Report
August 14, 2025 9:00 am
The Windows maker has put together a list of the top engineers and AI researchers at Meta, as per reports.
GitHub CEO steps down as Microsoft integrates platform into CoreAI division amid rising competition in the AI coding market
August 13, 2025 9:07 am
GitHub claims to have over 150 million registered developers, up from 73 million in October 2021.
Microsoft launches Copilot 3D, an AI tool that transforms photos into 3D models: Try it now
August 12, 2025 9:03 am
Copilot 3D is a new AI powered feature that can easily transform 2D images into 3D models, which you can use with various designing tools and game engines.
Microsoft Lens, the popular document scanning app is shutting down on September 15: Here's what you should know
August 10, 2025 8:45 am
Microsoft Lens - PDF Scanner, the popular document scanning app used by millions worldwide will be replaced by Microsoft 365 Copilot.
