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In 1995, the company released Windows 95, a redesign of its Windows OS which used the basic design template that it would rely on to this day. That same year Bill Gates outlines Microsoft's commitment to supporting and enhancing the Internet with the release of its web browser Internet Explorer. In 1998, Microsoft released Windows 98 as part of its Windows 9x family of Microsoft Windows operating systems. By early 1999, the company had secured more than 100 licensing agreements with manufacturers. <ref name = "references_for_business"></ref> <ref name = "facts_about_microsoft></ref> <ref> Windows 98, Wiki, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_98#:~:text=Windows%2098%20is%20an%20operating,retail%20on%20June%2025%2C%201998. </ref> | In 1995, the company released Windows 95, a redesign of its Windows OS which used the basic design template that it would rely on to this day. That same year Bill Gates outlines Microsoft's commitment to supporting and enhancing the Internet with the release of its web browser Internet Explorer. In 1998, Microsoft released Windows 98 as part of its Windows 9x family of Microsoft Windows operating systems. By early 1999, the company had secured more than 100 licensing agreements with manufacturers. <ref name = "references_for_business"></ref> <ref name = "facts_about_microsoft></ref> <ref> Windows 98, Wiki, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_98#:~:text=Windows%2098%20is%20an%20operating,retail%20on%20June%2025%2C%201998. </ref> | ||
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Microsoft, formally known as Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), is an American multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, that is engaged in developing, licensing, and supporting a range of software products and services related to computing. [1] [2] Microsoft was founded on April 4th, 1975, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but relocated to Washington State in 1979. [3] Its products includes operating systems for personal computers, servers, phones, and other intelligent devices; server applications, productivity applications; business solution applications; desktop and server management tools; software development tools; video games; and online advertising. Microsoft also provides cloud-based solutions, consulting services, product services, and solution support services [4] As Microsoft continues to expand its products and services, there have been several ethical issues revolving around its business practices such as censorship, privacy, and copyright issues.
History
Early Years
Inspired by the January cover of Popular Electronics magazine, Harvard dropout Bill Gates and his friend Paul Allen started Micro-Soft(Microsoft) for microprocessors and software - to develop software for the Altair 8800(Early Computer). By the end of 1978, Microsoft's sales topped more than $1 million and in 1979 the business moved its headquarters to Bellevue, Washington, where Gates and Allen grew up. In 1980, the company struck a deal to provide the operating system for IBM's first personal computer. Microsoft then moved on to release Windows in 1985, a year before moving its headquarters to Redmond, Washington. On March 13, 1986, Microsoft went public with an offering price of @21.00 per share. By the late 1980s, Microsoft was the world's largest personal-computer software company. [5] [6]
Product Development in the 1990s
In 1993, Microsoft introduced Encarta, as well as the first version of Windows NT. The following year, Microsoft releases an upgrade of Windows NT 3.5; winning the PC Magazine award for technical excellence. The upgrade boosted sales of NT to more than one million copies and by the end of the year, Microsoft announced an agreement to purchase Intuit. However, the U.S. Department of Justice filed suit to prevent the takeover on the basis of antitrust concerns. Still, Microsoft's revenues exceeded $4 billion in 1994. [7]
In 1995, the company released Windows 95, a redesign of its Windows OS which used the basic design template that it would rely on to this day. That same year Bill Gates outlines Microsoft's commitment to supporting and enhancing the Internet with the release of its web browser Internet Explorer. In 1998, Microsoft released Windows 98 as part of its Windows 9x family of Microsoft Windows operating systems. By early 1999, the company had secured more than 100 licensing agreements with manufacturers. [7] [3] [8]
Products and Services
- ↑ Bellis, Mary. 10 Jan 2020. "A Short History of Microsoft", https://www.thoughtco.com/microsoft-history-of-a-computing-giant-1991140
- ↑ Cowling, Jon. 08 Feb 2016. "A Brief History of Microsoft - The Worlds Biggest Software Company", https://content.dsp.co.uk/a-brief-history-of-microsoft-the-worlds-biggest-software-company
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Microsoft, "Facts About Microsoft", https://news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft/#ImportantDates
- ↑ Microsoft, "Business Description", https://www.microsoft.com/investor/reports/ar12/financial-review/business-description/index.html
- ↑ Microsoft "Microsoft is born", https://news.microsoft.com/announcement/microsoft-is-born/
- ↑ Microsoft, "Frequently Asked Questions" https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/faq.aspx#:~:text=When%20was%20Microsoft's%20initial%20public,1986%20at%20%2421.00%20per%20share.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Reference for Business, "Microsoft Corporation - Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on Microsoft Corporation, https://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/14/Microsoft-Corporation.html
- ↑ Windows 98, Wiki, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_98#:~:text=Windows%2098%20is%20an%20operating,retail%20on%20June%2025%2C%201998.
