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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 Tag: 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.
Tag: Microsoft News
November Windows Server update causes LSASS memory leaks
Microsoft confirmed that installing the November update on Domain Controllers causes a memory leak with the Local Security Authority Subsystem ...
Microsoft plans to build hyperscale Data Centers in San Jose
Microsoft has filed plans to build new two massive data centers in San Jose, North California. The region houses the ...
Microsoft unveils price of Azure DDoS IP Protection for small businesses
Microsoft has announced IP Protection which is a new and cost-effective SKU for Azure DDoS Protection that is created for ...
Windows Subsystem for Linux is no longer in Preview state
Windows Subsystem for Linux on Microsoft Store is now generally available with its latest update; Microsoft removes the "Preview" badge. ...
Cisco Talos shares the details of Excel’s double-free vulnerability
Researchers at Cisco Talos have identified a double-free vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel and reported it to the vendor. A ...
SQL Server 2022 is now available
Microsoft announced the general availability of SQL 2022 with continued innovation across performance, security, and availability. SQL 2022's Azure integration ...
Microsoft fixes a known issue affecting Direct Access
Microsoft resolved the Direct Access issue affecting multiple Windows and Windows Server platforms with Known Issue Rollback. The issue might ...
Microsoft is investing $1 billion for new data centers in Catawba County
Microsoft will invest at least one billion dollars for 4 new data centers in Catawba County in North Carolina over ...
Microsoft is accused by CISPE of anti-competitive practices
Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe has announced that the organization files a complaint against Microsoft. Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers ...
Microsoft warns against nation-state cyberattacks
Cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure jumped from comprising 20% of all nation-state attacks Microsoft detected to 40% in 2022. Many of ...
GitHub’s Copilot sued over software piracy
Software developers became concerned about Copilot's potential to infringe their rights through its code suggestions. 11 popular open-source licenses that ...
Microsoft introduces a new PowerToys tool: File Locksmith
File Locksmith is a Windows shell extension that enables users to check which files are in use and by which ...
Microsoft fixes an authentication bypass vulnerability in Azure Cosmos DB
Orca Security found a highly important vulnerability on Azure Cosmos DB, where authentication checks were missing from Cosmos DB Notebooks. ...
Microsoft extends its technology support to Ukraine throughout 2023
Microsoft will continue its technology support which is worth $100 million in 2023 as announced at a press conference in ...
Microsoft warns about Raspberry Robin worm targeting organizations
Microsoft pinpoints the Raspberry Robin worm with links to other malware families and alternate infection methods beyond its original USB ...
Microsoft announced first quarter results
Microsoft announced that GitHub has reached over 90 million active users and an annual recurring revenue of $1 billion. This ...
Windows Dev Kit 2023 is available for Arm applications
Windows Dev Kit 2023 is built for developer workloads with the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 compute platform. Native Arm64 toolchain, including Visual ...
Microsoft confirms data leak
SOCRadar has detected that sensitive data of 65,000 entities became public because of a misconfigured server. Six large public buckets contained information ...
Microsoft launches Azure DDoS IP Protection in public preview
Microsoft announced that Azure DDoS IP Protection SKU, a new SKU of Azure DDoS Protection built for SMBs, is now ...
Windows Terminal is the default CLI on Windows 11 22H2
Microsoft announced that its open-source Windows Terminal became the default console for Windows 11 22H2. Windows Terminal allows users to ...
Kyndryl, Microsoft, and Dell teaming up for an integrated hybrid cloud solution
The new solution accelerates cloud transformation projects by combining the strengths of Microsoft Azure, Kyndryl managed services and Dell Technologies ...
What are the latest news on Tag: Microsoft?
The latest Tag: Microsoft news are:
- November Windows Server update causes LSASS memory leaks
- Microsoft plans to build hyperscale Data Centers in San Jose
- Microsoft unveils price of Azure DDoS IP Protection for small businesses
- Windows Subsystem for Linux is no longer in Preview state
- Cisco Talos shares the details of Excel’s double-free vulnerability
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