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| | '''The Microsoft Corporation''' (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with 2005 global annual sales of US$39.79 billion and 63,564 employees in 102 countries and regions. It develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for computing devices. Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, its most popular products are the Microsoft Windows operating system and the Microsoft Office suite of productivity software, each of which has achieved near-ubiquity in the desktop computer market. Microsoft possesses footholds in other markets, with assets such as the MSNBC cable television network, the MSN Internet portal, and the Microsoft Encarta multimedia encyclopedia. The company also markets both computer hardware products such as the Microsoft mouse as well as home entertainment products such as the [[Xbox]], Xbox 360 and MSN TV. |
| |name= Microsoft
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| |image=[[File:Microsoft new logo.jpg|400px]]
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| |founded= April 4, 1975
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| |dissolved=
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| |founder= *[[Wikipedia:Bill Gates|Bill Gates]]
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| *[[Wikipedia:Paul Allen|Paul Allen]]
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| |leader= [[Wikipedia:Satya Nadella|Satya Nadella]]
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| |subsidiaries=
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| *[[Xbox Game Studios]]
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| **[[Bungie]] {{C|Formerly}}
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| **[[Halo Studios]]
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| |headquarters= Redmond, Washington, USA
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| |website= [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ www.microsoft.com]
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| | | Microsoft is the parent company of [[Bungie Studios]] the video game developer who created the Halo game and storyline of the Halo Universe. |
| '''Microsoft''' is an international computer technology corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA.
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| ==Products==
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| ===Software===
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| Microsoft develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for computing devices. Its most popular products are the [[wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]] operating system and the [[wikipedia:Microsoft Office|Microsoft Office]] suite of productivity software, each of which has achieved near-ubiquity in the desktop computer market. The company also manufactures computer hardware products.
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| ===Xbox===
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| The Xbox is a video gaming brand and entertainment platform created by Microsoft. As of the [[wikipedia:History of video game consoles (eighth generation)|eighth generation]] of gaming consoles, three platforms have been released; the [[Xbox]],<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2001-microsoft-delivers-xbox-launch-details/1100-2761182/ '''Gamespot:''' ''E3 2001: Microsoft delivers Xbox launch details'']</ref> [[Xbox 360]]<ref>[http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/12/technology/personaltech/xbox360/ '''CNN:''' ''Xbox 360 makes its debut'']</ref>[[Xbox One]],<ref>[http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/20/4348940/the-next-xbox-revealed-all-the-news-from-microsofts-next-gen-debut/ '''Polygon:''' ''Xbox One: All the news from Microsoft's next-gen debut'']</ref> and the [[Xbox Series X/S]].
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| Microsoft is also responsible for launching the online multiplayer service [[wikipedia:Xbox Live|Xbox Live]], as well as the motion sensor peripheral [[Wikipedia:Kinect|Kinect]].
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| ==Subsidiaries==
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| * Microsoft was formerly the parent company of [[Bungie|Bungie, LLC]], and is still the parent company of [[Wingnut Interactive]].
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| * [[Microsoft Studios]]' internal team, [[343 Industries]], is responsible for creating new properties for the [[Halo|''Halo'' franchise]], which is also owned by Microsoft.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| File:Microsoft logo.png|Microsoft's previous logo, replaced in 2012.
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| File:Xbox.jpg|The original [[Xbox]], launched in 2001.
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| File:Xbox360.jpg|[[Xbox 360]], launched in 2005.
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| File:XB1-Family.png|[[Xbox One]] and Kinect sensor, launched in 2013.
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| File:XboxSeriesXS.jpg|[[Xbox Series X/S|Xbox Series X{{!}}S]] and [[Xbox Series X/S#Xbox Series S|Series S]], launched in 2020.
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| </gallery>
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| ==Sources==
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| {{Ref/Sources}}
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://www.microsoft.com/ '''Official website''']
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