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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 to defend Activision deal at EU hearing on Feb. 21
February 15, 2023 9:07 am
Microsoft asked for the hearing after receiving a statement of objections from the European Commission warning about the possible anti-competitive effects of the deal.
Microsoft starts sending invites for people to try out its new AI-powered Bing
February 14, 2023 6:54 pm
Users who registered for testing the new Bing have started receiving an invite to test it out across the world.
MeitY may soon integrate ChatGPT with WhatsApp for key government schemes
February 14, 2023 6:56 pm
In essence, queries on the chatbot could be simply asked through voice notes, following which it would return a voice-based response generated by ChatGPT.
Google Bard, Microsoft Bing, OpenAI’s ChatGPT latest updates: Sundar Pichai asks staff to intensify testing of Bard
February 16, 2023 7:14 pm
Microsoft's new Bing is currently under a limited waiting list and the company is prioritising those who have Edge and Bing as their default web browser and search engine. The company will soon rollout the new AI-powered Bing to all the web browsers.
Bill Gates says AI is the 'most important' innovation right now amid Microsoft-Google battle
February 12, 2023 11:57 am
Microsoft’s announcement for the new Bing came only a day after Google announced its own ChatGPT competitor called Bard.
Waitlist for new OpenAI-powered Microsoft Bing sees 1 million sign-ups in just 48 hours
February 12, 2023 8:06 am
Those who sign up for the waitlist for the new Microsoft Bing will gain early access to its upcoming AI-powered features.
After new Bing, Microsoft to demo OpenAI-powered Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
February 10, 2023 8:27 pm
The OpenAI tech integration into Microsoft productivity apps could help users generate text and summarise the content of documents.
Your PDF files on Microsoft Edge will soon be handled by Adobe Acrobat
February 10, 2023 2:09 pm
The Adobe Acrobat PDF integration will bring multiple benefits to users such as more accurate colours and graphics, improved performance, and stronger security.
Microsoft cuts jobs in HoloLens, Surface, Xbox as layoffs continue
February 10, 2023 12:29 pm
Xbox Chief Phil Spencer emailed employees Thursday to let them know about the cuts without detailing what parts of his business were impacted.
Google's Bard to Microsoft’s AI-powered Bing: Key developments in AI
February 09, 2023 4:54 pm
Google and Microsoft have locked horns in the battle for AI supremacy. Here are the key events surrounding this.
