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- Legal Name: Microsoft Corporation
- Website: www.microsoft.com
- Founded: 1975
- Founder(s): Bill Gates, Paul Allen
- Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft
- Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: MSFT
What is Microsoft?
Microsoft is a technology corporation that became the world’s biggest software company. Microsoft is established in April of 1975 by Harvard College dropout Bill Gates and his childhood friend Paul Allen. Microsoft’s first popular operating system was Microsoft Disk Operating System, or MS-DOS for short, that was written for IBM in 1981. MS-DOS was based on Tim Paterson’s QDOS. Gates licensed MS-DOS to IBM but decided to retain the rights. Shortly after, in 1983, Microsoft announced the iconic Microsoft Windows operating system with a graphical interface and multitasking environment for IBM computers. The company also released a mouse in 1983.
After successful operating systems, Microsoft decided to go public in 1986. In 1989, Microsoft released another product, a software package that is a collection of office programs. It already became a huge success shortly after its release. During the 90s, as the internet started gaining popularity, Microsoft added built-in features to its Windows 95 operating system, such as dial-up networking, TCP/IP and most importantly web browser Internet Explorer.
At the beginning of 2000, the company appointed Steve Ballmer as the CEO. Bill Gates had met Ballmer during his years in Harvard University. During the 2000s, Microsoft introduces its first gaming unit, Xbox and in 2012, its first surface tablet computer that ran Windows RT or Windows 8 Pro operating system. The company also released a mobile operating system, Windows Mobile OS, which is used by sellers such as HTC, LG, and Samsung. In 2011, Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 billion.
Microsoft is also a strong competitor in the cloud computing field. The company’s cloud computing platform Azure was announced in 2008. It allows customers to build computing infrastructure in the cloud. In 2011, Microsoft added Office 365 to its cloud platform. Microsoft is also still developing its database server solution Microsoft SQL Server. In 2014, Steve Ballmer stepped down as CEO and succeeded by Satya Nadella. Microsoft is still the provider of the world’s most popular operating system and along with its many other software and the company is a strong competitor in the cloud computing field.
Microsoft News
Hackers are abusing PowerPoint mouse-over event to spread malware
Cybersecurity researchers analyzed a lure document used to implant a variant of Graphite malware linked to the threat actor known as APT28. This PowerPoint exploits ...
FARGO ransomware targeting vulnerable Microsoft SQL servers
FARGO ransomware is targeting vulnerable Microsoft SQL instances and attacks peaked between 16-18 September. According to the researchers, along with ...
Drag and drop on Taskbar is back with Windows 11 22H2 update
The first Windows 11 feature update has been released with improvements to existing features as well as new features. The ...
Microsoft Azure is expanding its cloud into space
Microsoft has announced the Azure Space platform, which aims to provide cloud-hosted services in remote regions. Azure Orbital Cloud Access, ...
Microsoft 365 updates will now be delivered very smoothly
Microsoft is rolling out a new feature for its Microsoft 365 products that aims to deliver a smoother updating experience ...
Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes 5 critical vulnerabilities
Microsoft has landed its traditional Patch Tuesday updates for its products, delivering a total of 64 security patches. 5 of ...
Tech giants have formed PyTorch Foundation for AI progress
Many giant technology companies have come together and formed PyTorch Foundation which aims to accelerate the progress in AI/ML. The ...
Windows Server Preview Build 25197 is now available
Windows Server Preview Build 25197 ISOs are currently available for download in 18 languages and in VHDX format for users ...
Microsoft pinpoints an Iranian ransomware group
Microsoft warns organizations about a new emerging threat from Iran, DEV-0270, also known as Nemesis Kitten, is a sub-group of ...
Microsoft no longer accepts check payments
Effective October 1, 2022, Microsoft will remove the check payment option from new commerce invoices. Microsoft announced that partner invoices ...
Microsoft opens data center region in Qatar
Microsoft became the first hyper-scale cloud provider to deliver enterprise-grade services in Qatar. This journey was inspired by the Qatar ...
The new Windows 11 update delivers SMB compression on smaller files
Microsoft is about to bring the SMB compression feature for files that are smaller than 100 MB to Windows 11 ...
Microsoft Teams is now available for third-party apps
Microsoft Teams is now available for integrating into the businesses' third-party applications for a better employee experience. Azure Communication Services ...
Concerns raised over GitHub’s cookie policy
GitHub's new privacy policy change allows the platform to place tracking cookies on some subdomains, such as resources.github.com. Users announced ...
CISA adds 2 new vulnerabilities to the list
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added two flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog to warn agencies. Windows Support ...
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday fixes 121 vulnerabilities
Microsoft released its regular Patch Tuesday fixes for 121 vulnerabilities in its software products, including exploited zero-day vulnerabilities. On top ...
Microsoft Edge now automatically compresses disk caches
A new disk caching feature has been implemented in the Microsoft Edge browser. It aims to improve its performance and ...
Windows Subsystem for Linux 0.65.1 is now available to Windows Insiders
WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) version 0.65.1, a compatibility layer to run Linux operating systems under Windows, has been released ...
New Windows 11 builds deliver improvements for Microsoft Defender
Microsoft launched new Windows 11 builds for the Beta channel which come with some minor features and an improvement for ...
Microsoft says hydrogen fuel cells might power data centers
Microsoft has been working for making hydrogen fuel cell generators feasible as a fuel power alternative since 2013. These generators ...
Microsoft is taking measures against RDP brute-force attacks on Windows
Remote Desktop Protocol has been a very popular attack vector for a long while for threat actors; Microsoft wants to ...
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