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Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is a multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington, United States. The company develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services.
Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800 microcomputer. The company's first operating system, MS-DOS, was released in 1981 and became the dominant operating system for personal computers.
In 1985, Microsoft released Windows, a graphical user interface for MS-DOS. Windows became the most popular operating system in the world and helped to make Microsoft one of the most successful companies in the world.
Today, Microsoft is a global technology leader with a wide range of products and services. The company's products include the Windows operating system, the Microsoft Office suite of productivity software, the Xbox video game console, and the Azure cloud computing platform.
Microsoft is also a major player in the artificial intelligence (AI) market. The company's AI products include the Cortana virtual assistant, the Bing search engine, and the Microsoft Azure Machine Learning platform.
Microsoft is a publicly traded company and its stock is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the symbol MSFT. The company's stock price has performed well over the past decade, and Microsoft is now one of the most valuable companies in the world.
If you are interested in investing in Microsoft stock, you can find the latest stock quote, history, news, and other vital information on the company's website or on financial news websites.
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