This document provides an overview of Microsoft Corporation including:
- It was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen and developed the dominant operating systems MS-DOS and Windows.
- It has a history of major product launches including the first MS Office suite in 1989, Windows 3.0 in 1990, Windows XP in 2001, and Windows 8 in 2012.
- Microsoft has over 99,000 employees worldwide with major offices in the US and India, and operates in over 100 countries.