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'''[[Wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft Corporation]]''' was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Redmond, Washington. ~~Renowned~~ for ~~its software innovations, Microsoft gained prominence by providing~~ the MS-DOS ~~operating system for IBM's early P.C.'s~~. ~~The groundbreaking Windows OS, which dominated the personal computer market~~ for ~~decades, made computers much more accessible to~~ the ~~average person. The~~ Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, ...) ~~became a cornerstone of productivity worldwide.~~

'''[[Wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft Corporation]]''' was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Redmond, Washington. Microsoft is one of the "Big Five" tech giants, originally known for developing the computer operating systems MS-DOS and its successor, Windows. They are also famous for developing the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), as well as for their role in the video gaming industry with the Xbox brand, under the Microsoft Gaming division. Additionally, they developed the Surface computing devices and the cloud platform Azure.

~~Microsoft entered~~ the gaming industry with the Xbox ~~console in 2001 and ventured into hardware with the Surface line of devices. Prioritizing cloud computing and open-source collaboration~~ under ~~CEO Satya Nadella (2014), Azure grew to a major cloud platform rivaling Amazon Web Service and~~ the ~~acquisition of GitHub in 2018. Acquisitions, such as LinkedIn (2016), Mojang (creators of Minecraft, 2014), and investments in AI (notably OpenAI, ChatGPT), underscore~~ Microsoft~~'s diversification~~. ~~Today, it is a trillion-dollar company~~, ~~ranking among~~ the ~~world's most valuable firms,~~ and ~~a key player in~~ the ~~Big Five tech giants. Its mission centers on enabling digital transformation across industries through~~ cloud ~~services, AI, and enterprise solutions~~.

Microsoft also owns numerous other tech-related businesses, primarily through business acquisitions. They also commonly invest heavily in artificial intelligence enterprises, most notably, OpenAI (best known for creating ChatGPT).

==Controversies==

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-'''[[Wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft Corporation]]''' was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Redmond, Washington. Renowned for its software innovations, Microsoft gained prominence by providing the MS-DOS operating system for IBM's early P.C.'s. The groundbreaking Windows OS, which dominated the personal computer market for decades, made computers much more accessible to the average person. The Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, ...) became a cornerstone of productivity worldwide.
+'''[[Wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft Corporation]]''' was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Redmond, Washington. Microsoft is one of the "Big Five" tech giants, originally known for developing the computer operating systems MS-DOS and its successor, Windows. They are also famous for developing the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), as well as for their role in the video gaming industry with the Xbox brand, under the Microsoft Gaming division. Additionally, they developed the Surface computing devices and the cloud platform Azure.
-Microsoft entered the gaming industry with the Xbox console in 2001 and ventured into hardware with the Surface line of devices. Prioritizing cloud computing and open-source collaboration under CEO Satya Nadella (2014), Azure grew to a major cloud platform rivaling Amazon Web Service and the acquisition of GitHub in 2018. Acquisitions, such as LinkedIn (2016), Mojang (creators of Minecraft, 2014), and investments in AI (notably OpenAI, ChatGPT), underscore Microsoft's diversification. Today, it is a trillion-dollar company, ranking among the world's most valuable firms, and a key player in the Big Five tech giants. Its mission centers on enabling digital transformation across industries through cloud services, AI, and enterprise solutions.
+Microsoft also owns numerous other tech-related businesses, primarily through business acquisitions. They also commonly invest heavily in artificial intelligence enterprises, most notably, OpenAI (best known for creating ChatGPT).
 ==Controversies==