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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...
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Bard is Google's ChatGPT rival, powered by LaMDA, and will soon be out for public testing
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Google's Bard is the company's answer to OpenAI's chatGPT. The AI-powered chatbot will be made available for public testing soon.
Why Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision deal hinges on London not Washington
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Microsoft first announced the transaction last year, looking to add blockbuster games like Call of Duty to a business that already includes the Xbox console, the Halo franchise and Minecraft world-building software.
California’s new gold rush: Big tech moves to gain the edge in AI
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Most of Silicon Valley’s major players have had AI products in the works for years. But the race was officially on after OpenAI’s November release of ChatGPT, the generative AI chatbot that became a viral hit.
Microsoft to update Bing with faster version of ChatGPT next week: Report
February 07, 2023 2:25 pm
Microsoft could soon roll out ChatGPT-4 powered Bing search engine with faster response time.
Microsoft rolls out GPT-powered Teams Premium
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Microsoft studio behind halo faces a reboot on years of turmoil
February 01, 2023 8:33 am
The cuts led to rumors that 343 would farm out development of the Halo series to other game companies. Matt Booty, head of Microsoft’s Xbox Game Studios, said in an interview that “343 will continue as the internal developer for Halo and as the home of Halo.”
ChatGPT impact: Google, Microsoft, Baidu race to launch next-gen search engines
February 03, 2023 9:43 am
Seeing the enormous potential of the technology, the industry is either rushing to adopt ChatGPT in applications or trying to come up with alternatives.
How Microsoft’s Project ELLORA is helping small languages like Gondi, Mundari become eloquent for the digital world
February 04, 2023 8:17 am
The idea is to have an entire system in place eventually so that speakers can access information or use technology in their own language by speaking, listening or typing into their phones.
Four Xbox Game Pass Ultimate perks you might have missed out
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Free DLCs to Apple TV Plus, here are some of the lesser-known perks Xbox Game Pass Ultimate has to offer.
Microsoft will stop selling Windows 10 licenses from January 31
January 28, 2023 1:57 pm
Microsoft says it will stop licensing Windows 10 Home and Pro later this month but will continue supporting the operating system until October 2025.
