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INTRODUCTION OF mICROSOFTINTRODUCTION OF mICROSOFT

MICROSOFT is an American public multinational MICROSOFT is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related and services predominantly related to computing through its various product to computing through its various product divisions. divisions.

Established on April 4, 1975 to develop and Established on April 4, 1975 to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800, sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800, Microsoft rose to dominate the home Microsoft rose to dominate the home computer operating system market with MS-computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s, followed by the Microsoft DOS in the mid-1980s, followed by the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems.  Windows line of operating systems. 

Microsoft would also come to Microsoft would also come to dominate the office suite market dominate the office suite market with Microsoft Office. The company with Microsoft Office. The company has diversified in recent years into has diversified in recent years into the video game industry with the video game industry with the Xbox and its successor, the Xbox the Xbox and its successor, the Xbox 360 as well as into the consumer 360 as well as into the consumer electronics and digital services market electronics and digital services market with Zune, MSN and the Windows with Zune, MSN and the Windows Phone OS. Phone OS. 

Paul AllenPaul Allen and  and Bill GatesBill Gates, childhood friends with , childhood friends with a passion in computer programming, were a passion in computer programming, were seeking to make a successful business utilizing seeking to make a successful business utilizing their shared skills. their shared skills.

The January 1975 issue of Popular The January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics featured Electronics featured Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry SystemsSystems's 's (MITS) Altair 8800microcomputer, Allen worked (MITS) Altair 8800microcomputer, Allen worked on a simulator for the Altair while Gates on a simulator for the Altair while Gates developed the interpreter. developed the interpreter.

in March 1975; MITS agreed to distribute and in March 1975; MITS agreed to distribute and marketing it as Altair BASIC. They officially marketing it as Altair BASIC. They officially established Microsoft on April 4, 1975, with established Microsoft on April 4, 1975, with Gates as the CEO. Allen came up with the Gates as the CEO. Allen came up with the original name of "Micro-Soft," as recounted in original name of "Micro-Soft," as recounted in a 1995 Fortune magazine article.a 1995 Fortune magazine article.

Paul allen & bill gatesPaul allen & bill gates

1995–2005: Internet and the 1995–2005: Internet and the 32-bit era32-bit era

On May 26, 1995 Microsoft began to redefine its On May 26, 1995 Microsoft began to redefine its offerings and expand its product line offerings and expand its product line into computer networking and the World Wide into computer networking and the World Wide Web. Web. 

The company released Windows 95 on August 24, The company released Windows 95 on August 24, 1995, featuring pre-emptive multitasking, a 1995, featuring pre-emptive multitasking, a completely new user interface with a novel start completely new user interface with a novel start button, and 32-bit compatibility; similar to NT, it button, and 32-bit compatibility; similar to NT, it provided the Win32 API.provided the Win32 API.

   Windows 95 came bundled with the online service Windows 95 came bundled with the online service

MSN, and for OEMs Internet Explorer, a web MSN, and for OEMs Internet Explorer, a web browser. browser.

2006–present: Vista and Cloud 2006–present: Vista and Cloud computingcomputing

Released in January 2007, the next Released in January 2007, the next version of Windows, Windows Vista, version of Windows, Windows Vista, focused on features, security, and a focused on features, security, and a redesigned user interface. Microsoft redesigned user interface. Microsoft Office 2007, released at the same Office 2007, released at the same time time

Windows XPWindows XP

Window vistaWindow vista

Windows softwareWindows software

The Microsoft Business Division The Microsoft Business Division produces produces Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft Office , the  , the company's line of office software. The company's line of office software. The software product includes software product includes WordWord , Access(a relational  , Access(a relational database program), Excel (a spreadsheetdatabase program), Excel (a spreadsheet program), Outlook , PowerPoint (present program), Outlook , PowerPoint (presentation software), and Publisher (desktop ation software), and Publisher (desktop publishing software). publishing software).

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