Microsoft Corporation is a multinational technology company founded in 1975 that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services. Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft's most profitable products are the Microsoft Windows operating system and Microsoft Office productivity suite. Microsoft rose to dominate the personal computer operating system market and achieved near-ubiquity of its products in the desktop computer market.

1. By Suhas S.R.

2. Bill Gates

3. Microsoft Public
NASDAQ: MSFT
Type HKEX: 4338
Albuquerque, New
Mexico (April 4,
1975 (1975-04-04)
Founded
Founder(s) Bill Gates
Paul Allen

4. Headquarters Redmond, Washington,
United States
Area served Worldwide
Key people Bill Gates (Chairman)
Steve Ballmer (CEO)
Ray Ozzie (CSA)
Craig Mundie (CRSO)
Don Mattrick (Senior VP of
Entertainment and
Devices)
Industry Computer software
Consumer electronics
Video game consoles

5. Products Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Servers
Windows Developer
Tools
Microsoft Expression
Business Software
Games & Xbox 360
Windows Live
Windows Mobile
Zune
Revenue ▼ US$ 58.437 billion
(2009)
Net income ▼ US$ 14.569 billion
(2009)
Total assets ▲ US$ 77.888 billion
(2009)

6. Microsoft Corporation is a multinational computer
technology corporation that develops, manufactures,
licenses, and supports a wide range of software
products for computing devices. Headquartered in
Redmond, Washington, USA, its most profitable
products are the Microsoft Windows operating system
and the Microsoft Office suite of productivity software.

7. • The company was founded in 1975, to develop
and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800.
Microsoft rose to dominate the home computer
operating system market with MS-DOS in the
mid-1980s, followed by the Windows line of
operating systems. Many of its products have
achieved near-ubiquity in the desktop computer
market.

8. Microsoft's original mission was,
"a computer on every desk and in every
home, running Microsoft software."

9. • Client
Includes the Windows product family and is responsible for our
relationships with personal computer manufacturers.
• Server and Tools
Software server products, services and solutions, including:
Windows Server operating system, Microsoft SQL Server,
Microsoft Enterprise Services, Visual Studio, System Center
products, Forefront security products and Biz Talk Server.
• Online Services Business
Consists of an online advertising platform with offerings for
publishers and advertisers, personal communications services such
as e-mail and instant messaging, and online information offerings
such as Live Search and the MSN portals and channels.
• Microsoft Business Division
Includes the Microsoft Office suites, desktop programs, servers,
and services and solutions; Microsoft Dynamics; and Unified
Communications business solutions.
• Entertainment and Devices Division
Consists of the Xbox video game system, including consoles and
accessories, Xbox Live operations, Zune digital music and
entertainment device; Mediaroom, mobile and embedded device
platforms, Surface computing platform, and Windows Automotive.

10. 1975–1984: Founding
Following the launch of the Altair 8800, William Henry Gates III,
(known as Bill Gates) called the developers of a new
microcomputer, Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems
(MITS), offering to demonstrate an implementation of the BASIC
programming language for the system. After the demonstration,
MITS agreed to distribute Altair BASIC. Gates left Harvard
University, moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico where MITS was
located, and founded Microsoft there. The company's first
international office was founded on November 1, 1978, in Japan,
titled "ASCII Microsoft" (now called "Microsoft Japan").

11. 1985–1994: IPO, OS/2 and Windows
• In August 1985, Microsoft and IBM partnered in
the development of a different operating system
called OS/2. On November 20, 1985, Microsoft
released its first retail version of Microsoft
Windows, originally a graphical extension for its
MS-DOS operating system

12. 1995–2005: Internet and legal issues
In 1995, Microsoft released Windows 95, a new
version of the company's flagship operating
system which featured a completely new user
interface, including a novel start button; more than
a million copies of Microsoft Windows 95 were
sold in the first four days after its release.The
company also released its web browser, Internet
Explorer, with the Windows 95 Plus! Pack in
August 1995 and subsequent Windows versions.

13. • In 2001, Microsoft released Windows XP, the
first version that encompassed the features of
both its business and home product lines.
The current logo of Microsoft
Windows, the company's signature product

14. The Xbox 360, Microsoft's second system
in the gaming console market

15. • The company is run by a Board of Directors
consisting of ten people, made up of mostly
company outsiders (as is customary for publicly
traded companies). Current members of the
board of directors are: Steve Ballmer, James
Cash, Jr., Dina Dublon, Bill Gates, Raymond
Gilmartin, Reed Hastings, David
Marquardt, Charles Noski, Helmut Panke, and
Jon Shirley

16. • When the company debuted its
IPO in March 13, 1986, the
stock price was US $21. By the
close of the first trading
day, the stock had closed at
$28, equivalent to 9.7 cents
when adjusted for the
company's first nine stock
splits. The initial close and
ensuing rise in subsequent
years made several Microsoft
employees millions

17. • Logos and slogans
Microsoft's logo with the "Your potential.
Our passion." tagline below the main corporate
name, is based on the slogan Microsoft had as of
2008. In 2002, the company started using the
logo in the United States and eventually started
a TV campaign with the slogan, changed from
the previous tagline of "Where do you want to
go today?

18. • Environmental record
Road side plantation by Microsoft near Dell's
office, Bangalore, India.

19. • Microsoft's newest building on its campus in
Hyderabad, India was built as an
environmentally friendly structure. Microsoft
Research India developed a project called Digital
Green in 2008.
• Microsoft has phased out the use of polyvinyl
chloride plastic in its packaging material, due to
environmental concern, and to match actions by
competitors.
• The company has installed over 2,000 solar
panels spanning 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2)
on top of its buildings in its Silicon Valley
campus

20. • SENIOR LEADERSHIP -
Bill Gates (far left) and (L-R)
Microsoft Chief Research and
Strategy Officer Craig Mundie,
Chief Software Architect Ray
Ozzie and CEO Steve Ballmer
at a news conference

21. • Board of Directors
• Steven A. Ballmer
• Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft Corporation
• Dina Dublon
• Former Chief Financial Officer, JPMorgan Chase
• William H. Gates III
• Chairman, Microsoft Corporation
• Raymond V. Gilmartin
• Former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Merck &
Co., Inc.
• Reed Hastings
• Founder, Chairman and CEO, Netflix, Inc.
• Maria M. Klawe
• President, Harvey Mudd College
• David F. Marquardt
• General Partner, August Capital
• Charles H. Noski
• Former Vice Chairman, AT&T Corporation
• Dr. Helmut Panke
• Former Chairman of the Board of Management, BMW AG

22. Microsoft Dynamics Microsoft AutoRoute Microsoft Office
CRM 4.0 2007 with GPS Locator Access 2007
Microsoft Microsoft Expression Web 2
Flight
Simulator X

23. Main entrance to
the Microsoft
Redmond Campus.