Microsoft: from Altair BASIC to cloud and gaming giant
Microsoft Corporation is a major American technology company based in Redmond, Washington. It played a central role in the spread of personal computers through its Windows operating system and has grown into a broad technology firm with major businesses in cloud computing, internet services, artificial intelligence, and video games. Microsoft ranks as the world’s largest software company by revenue and is consistently among the most valuable public companies and global brands.
Origins and early growth
Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded the company in 1975 to sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800 microcomputer. In the mid-1980s Microsoft established dominance … Continue