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Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is one of the world’s biggest software makers and manufactures and licenses a range of products and services related to computing. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, the company is probably best known for its Windows software, although it has begun an aggressive drive into the mobile sector seeking to make inroads on market share held by Google and Apple. It paid 5.44 billion euros for the handset business of Nokia in September 2013.

Chairman / President

Satya Nadella

CEO / Managing Director

Satya Nadella

CFO / Finance Director

Amy Hood

Industry

Computer software
Consumer electronics
Computer hardware

Website

microsoft.com

Headquarters address

One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052, United States

Stock Code

NASDAQ:MSFT

Year founded

1975

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