- Microsoft (allthetropes.org)
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics and personal computers and services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems and Microsoft Office suite. Its flagship hardware products are Xbox game console and the Microsoft Surface series of tablets. It is the world’s largest software maker measured by revenues. It is also one of the world’s most valuable companies.
- Gates, William H. (Bill) (b. 1955) (historylink.org)
illiam H. (Bill) Gates was co-founder and CEO of Microsoft Corp. As such, he not only accumulated a fortune – in 2013 he was the richest person in the world, with a net worth of $72.1 billion – but was a key player in the computer revolution that has fundamentally changed the nature of business and culture in the United States and around the world…
- Steve Ballmer takes over as CEO of Microsoft on January 13, 2000. (historylink.org)
On January 13, 2000, at a press conference, Bill Gates (b. 1953) turns over leadership of Microsoft to Steve Ballmer (b. 1956). Gates retains his position as chairman of the board and takes the title of chief software architect, while Ballmer adds the role of CEO to his existing position as president of the company.
- The Newsstand That Spawned Microsoft is Set to Close (technologizer.com)
Out of Town News, the iconic newsstand smack in the middle of Cambridge, Mass.’s Harvard Square, is within a month of shutting down after 54 years in business. It’s one of the most famous meeting points in the Boston area, since it’s so impossible to miss. But as the Boston Globe reports today, it also played a supporting role in one of the most famous moments in computer history.
- Microsoft (Wikipedia)
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Microsoft’s best-known software products are the Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft 365 suite of productivity applications, and the Edge web browser. Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the Microsoft Surface lineup of touchscreen personal computers. Microsoft ranked No. 14 in the 2022 Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue; it was the world’s largest software maker by revenue as of 2022. It is considered one of the Big Five American information technology companies, alongside Alphabet (parent company of Google), Amazon, Apple, and Meta (parent company of Facebook).
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