1986 IPO
Microsoft Stock
Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.
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About Microsoft Stock
Microsoft is an American multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services. Microsoft’s devices and consumer (D&C) licensing segment licenses Windows operating system and related software; Microsoft Office for consumers; and Windows Phone operating system. The company’s computing and gaming hardware segment provides Xbox gaming and entertainment consoles and accessories, second-party and third-party video games, and Xbox Live subscriptions; surface devices and accessories; and Microsoft PC accessories. Its phone hardware segment offers Lumia smartphones and other non-Lumia phones. Its D&C other segment provides Windows Store, Xbox Live transactions, and Windows phone store; search advertising; display advertising; Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal; first-party video games; and other consumer products and services as well as operating retail stores. Microsoft’s commercial licensing segments licenses server products, including Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related Client Access Licenses (CALs); Windows Embedded; Windows operating system; Microsoft Office for business, including Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, and related CALs; Microsoft Dynamics business solutions; and Skype. Its commercial other segment offers enterprise services, including premier support services and Microsoft consulting services; commercial cloud comprising Office 365 Commercial, other Microsoft Office online offerings, Dynamics CRM Online, and Microsoft Azure; and other commercial products and online services. The company markets and distributes its products through original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and resellers, as well as online. Microsoft Corporation was founded by [Bill Gates](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/bill-gates) and [Paul Allen](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/paul-allen) in 1974. It is based in Redmond, Washington.
Funding History
September 1981 | $1.0M |
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Management
UX Designer
Sam Jennings
Vice President of Microsoft Advertising Global Agencies and Accounts
Stephen Kim
Global Online Partnership Marketing
Lindsey Vreeland
Principal PM Manager
Hani Loza
Principle Software Design Engineer
Paige Liu
Principal Program Manager
Boris Scholl
Technical Evangelist
Azadeh Khojandi
Senior Technical Evangelist
Rami Sayar
Technical Evangelist
Marcus Robinson
Senior Content Developer
Christopher Harrison
Press
Forbes - May, 25 2019
If It Doesn't Show Up: How To Manually Install The Big Windows 10 May 2019 Update (1903)Forbes - May, 19 2019
Microsoft Admits Updates Are Freezing Windows 10 Computers -- AgainWall Streets Journal - May, 10 2019
Zillow Sees a Future in House FlippingForbes - May, 4 2019
Microsoft Issues New Windows 10 Update WarningForbes - Apr, 27 2019
Microsoft Confirms Change To Windows 10 Passwords That Nobody Saw Coming