Also known as
  • Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation. It develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for computing devices. Microsoft's best-selling products are the Microsoft Windows operating system and the Microsoft Office suite of productivity software. One of Bill Gates' key visions for the company was to "to get a workstation running our software onto every desk and eventually in every home". Founded to develop and sell... full article at wikipedia
Date founded
  • Apr 4, 1975
Headquarters
street address
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state/province/region
  • 1 Microsoft Way
Revenue
currency
amount
valid date
  • 51,122,000,000.0
  • Jun 30, 2007
Operating income
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  • 19,964,000,000.0
  • Jun 30, 2007
Market capitalization
currency
amount
valid date
  • 340,000,000,000.0
  • Dec 31, 2007
Net income
Major shareholders
Number of employees
number
  • 71,172
Ticker symbol
stock exchange
ticker symbol
  • MSFT
  • 4338
Slogan
  • Your potential. Our passion.
Previous names
Parent company
Spun off from
Acquired by
Companies acquired
company acquired
date
  • Jan 2000
  • 1998
  • Oct 8, 2007
  • Oct 2007
  • Apr 2005
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