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A Pioneer in the Industry and a strong Partner Microsoft is
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If you rely on a vendor’s software solutions, it makes sense to look at the vendor itself. How are the quarterly figures that Microsoft publishes developing? What strategies is the group pursuing? What investments and innovations are planned? And how do you benefit from all this?
Business Solutions Financial ReportingSome Facts about Microsoft
- Microsoft was founded on April 04, 1975.
- The multinational technology company has its headquarters in Redmond (Washington).
- Microsoft is one of the largest and most valuable companies in the world and offers its customers innovative solutions for a wide range of industries.
- Microsoft employs more than 200,000 people worldwide.
- Microsoft was one of the first companies to sell an operating system for personal computers.
- Microsoft has since acquired a number of companies and technologies to expand its portfolio.
- Over the years, Microsoft has supported numerous fundraisers, partnerships and programs to provide financial support, technical resources and technological expertise to educational institutions, non-profit organizations, research institutes and other initiatives.
- Microsoft is a major player in the gaming industry (including the Xbox gaming console).
Where did the Name “Microsoft” come from?
The name “Microsoft” is made up of ’microcomputer‘ and ’software”. The founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen wanted a name that emphasized their company’s focus on the use of computer technology and software development. It was also important to them that the name was short and easy to remember.
Microsoft’s greatest Strengths - Reasons why you should choose Microsoft as your Software Vendor
Microsoft has an ecosystem with a variety of products and services - from operating systems and productivity software to cloud computing and artificial intelligence . This means you can source all your business solutions from the same manufacturer and rely on the high quality of the solutions.
Microsoft offers seamless integration of its various products and services . This makes it much easier for you to standardize your IT systems and manage them more efficiently. You don’t need elaborately programmed interfaces, because the solutions interact seamlessly with each other .
Microsoft has a growing community of developers, organizations and end users working with its technologies. The company encourages the active participation of its community through forums, conferences, training and platforms, helping members to network, share knowledge and experience and support each other.
Microsoft has a large customer base that values the company as a trusted and reliable vendor of technology solutions. Thus, Microsoft customers rely on the most sought-after products on the market.
Microsoft is a financially strong company with an impressive balance sheet and extensive financial resources that enable it to invest in research and development (R&D) and innovate new technologies. You can be sure that continuous innovation is on the agenda at Microsoft!
Microsoft has an extensive network of partner companies and thus has the opportunity to distribute and implement its technologies and services worldwide. AGOLUTION is also an official Microsoft partner - we are very happy about that. 🙂 Thank you Microsoft!
49 Years of Microsoft
A Pioneer in the Industry: the Microsoft Story
1975: On April 4, childhood friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded the company.
1980: The MS-DOS operating system was launched.
1984: Three young IT professionals developed PC Plus - the first predecessor version of Dynamics 365 Business Central.
1985: Windows 1.0 was released - the first graphical user interface for the MS-DOS environment.
1990: Windows 3.0 revolutionized the PC market. The spread of computers began to accelerate.
1991: The first version of Microsoft Office was released.
1995: Windows 95 came onto the market.
2001: Microsoft launched Windows XP.
2005: Dynamics NAV came onto the market. Microsoft also entered the games console sector with the release of the Xbox 360.
2007: The Microsoft Surface was released.
2011: Microsoft took over the communication service Skype.
2012: The Group launched Windows 8 on the market.
2014: Microsoft Office 365 was launched and cloud manager Satya Nadella became the new CEO.
2016: Microsoft acquired the social network LinkedIn for 26 billion US dollars and the Microsoft Surface Studio was released.
2017: Microsoft released the Windows 10 Creators Update.
2018: Microsoft introduced the first version of Teams and Dynamics NAV became Business Central. In October, Microsoft acquired GitHub and started to increasingly integrate the version control platform into its ecosystem.
2019: The Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 went on sale.
2020: The Microsoft Surface Go 2 was released.
2021: Windows 11 was introduced and released.
2022/23: Microsoft invested billions in OpenAI - the company behind the chatbot ChatGPT.
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