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Microsoft (MSFT), one of the world's greatest technological firms, was started in a garage in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Five years later, Gates and Allen were hired to create the operating system for IBM's first personal computer (PC), which was followed in 1985 by the release of Microsoft's now-ubiquitous Windows software. <ref> Ethical Considerations in Corporate Takeovers. Georgetown University Press, 1990. | Microsoft (MSFT), one of the world's greatest technological firms, was started in a garage in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Five years later, Gates and Allen were hired to create the operating system for IBM's first personal computer (PC), which was followed in 1985 by the release of Microsoft's now-ubiquitous Windows software. <ref> Ethical Considerations in Corporate Takeovers. Georgetown University Press, 1990. | ||
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Revision as of 00:55, 10 February 2022
Microsoft (MSFT), one of the world's greatest technological firms, was started in a garage in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Five years later, Gates and Allen were hired to create the operating system for IBM's first personal computer (PC), which was followed in 1985 by the release of Microsoft's now-ubiquitous Windows software. [1]
In 1986, the company raised $61 million in an initial public offering (IPO) that some analysts referred to as “the deal of the year.”3 By the late 1980s, Microsoft became the world’s largest PC software company.
While Microsoft originated as a software firm, it has now moved into many areas of the technology industry. The firm currently provides personal computing devices, cloud computing infrastructure and services, artificial intelligence (AI), and other products in addition to software. Much of Microsoft's growth has come through a series of modest and major acquisitions for tens of billions of dollars.
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Microsoft's Mission
History of Acquisitions
Successful Acquisitions - Activision Blizzard - LinkedIn -
Failed Aquisitions: - Nokia - -
Personal Information
Controversies
Corporate Opinion
Government Opinion
Microsoft's expansion, both organically and via acquisition, has also drawn the attention of authorities. After losing a US antitrust action, the corporation was required to split into two pieces in 2000. While the verdict was reversed, Microsoft was required in 2002 to follow important regulations to provide a more fair playing field in technology.
Microsoft and other mega-tech corporations are still being chastised for their size and market domination. In response to opponents' requests for giant tech corporations like Amazon (AMZN) to be broken up, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asked Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet (GOOGL), and Facebook (FB) to disclose details on every acquisition they made between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2019.
Consumer Opinion
Response to Ethical Concerns
Microsoft Diversity & Inclusiveness Transparency
References
- ↑ Ethical Considerations in Corporate Takeovers. Georgetown University Press, 1990.
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