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Title: A Brief History Of Microsoft

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A Brief History Of Microsoft

The global technology corporation
Microsoft is one of the worlds most valuable
listed companies, alongside Apple and Amazon.
Lets take a brief look at their history and how
they came to be a household name.
We had dreams about the impact it could have. We
talked about a computer on every desk and in
every home.
Bill Gates

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CHILDHOOD FRIENDS.

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BORN IN THE 70s

Microsoft was born when the duo
established the corporation in Albuquerque, New
Mexico on April 4th, 1975 after being inspired to
develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the
Altair 8800 (a computer which had been featured
in Popular Electronics magazine).
The companys name Microsoft was coined and
registered in 1976 by combining the words
microcomputer and software.
In 1978, Microsofts first international office
opened in Japan and, with 13 employees in the
U.S, the company moved its headquarters to
Bellevue, Washington in 1979 to recruit better
programmers.

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80s BIG DOGS

Microsoft hits the jackpot (quite
literally) in 1980 when a partnership with IBM
was secured. IBM tasked Microsoft with developing
OS/2n, a piece of hardware to operate its first
personal computer, the IBM PC.
Steve Ballmer joins Microsoft in 1980
as the first Business Manager to be hired by
Gates. He later becomes President of the company
from 1998-2001.
In 1981, Microsoft releases its own
hugely successful operating system, MS-DOS, which
generates vast revenues.
Allen resigns after developing
Hodgkins disease in 1983.

Iconic Windows 1.0 was released on
November 20th, 1985 and a first version of OS/2n
is put on sale to equipment manufacturers in
1987.
Microsofts Headquarters are moved to
Redmond, Washington in 1986 and its stocks go
live at 9.35am on March 13th making several
millionaires instantly.

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90s MICROSOFT OFFICE AND INTERNET EXPLORER CAME
INTO OUR LIVES.

The evolution of Windows continues with
Microsoft developing its 3.1 version, selling 10
million copies just two years after being
released, which saw it become the largest
software provider.
Microsoft office is released in 1990,
which consists of a collection of programmes
(Word, Excel and PowerPoint etc) to be used in
home offices.
1995 marked the year that Internet
Explorer was released with eleven versions of the
internet browser to follow.

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00s GAMING MARKET SUCCESS AND SKYPE

2000 marks the year that Windows ME
(Millennium Edition) was released, though at
large its regarded as the worst version of
Windows.
Microsoft entered the video gaming
industry in 2001 when it released Xbox, the
companys first gaming unit, and Xbox Live
launched just a year later placing Microsoft
second in the gaming market.
Windows XP and Office XP were also
released in 2001 which merged features for both
home and business.

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00s GAMING MARKET SUCCESS AND SKYPE

Ballmer resigns from Microsoft in 2014
with Satya Nadella succeeding him.
Skype, the online calling and messaging
platform was acquired by Microsoft in 2011 for
8.5 billion to compete with Apples Facetime.
In 2006, Gates (worth 96.5 billion today)
announced that he would be transitioning from a
full-time to part-time role within Microsoft but
would remain as the company Chairman.
The company continues to drive the
development of its products to compete with other
big technology names such as Apple. The Windows
phone is released in 2010 and the popular Surface
touchscreen personal computers later in 2012.