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Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company, which was founded on April 4, 1975, by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. It is headquartered in Redmond, Washington. It is one of the world's largest and most influential technology companies, known for its software products and services.
In 1981, Microsoft got the rights to a basic operating system called 86-DOS, made by Tim Paterson from Seattle Computer Products. Changing its name to MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System), the company allowed International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) to use it for its new personal computer the IBM PC.
In 1985, Microsoft launched its first user-friendly computer system with pictures and icons, called Microsoft Windows. At first, it worked together with MS-DOS and allowed users to do many things at once. Over time, Windows improved and got better versions, like Windows 3.0 in 1990, which became very popular and helped Microsoft grow a lot.
In 1995, Windows 95 marked a computing milestone with the Start Menu and taskbar, strengthening Microsoft's Operating System dominance.
During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Microsoft was under scrutiny in the US and other countries regarding concerns about unfair business practices. This issue was later settled with the U.S. Department of Justice.
In 2015, Microsoft released Windows 10, which represented a major shift towards the "Windows as a Service" model. According to Microsoft.com’s acquisition list, it has made numerous acquisitions over the years, including Skype, LinkedIn, GitHub, Hotmail, and many more.
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Map war intensifies; Google announces new features to woo users in India
Press Trust of India | July 25, 2024
To ensure EV drivers have the tools they need to confidently hit the road, it has also announced availability of information about EV charging stations on both Google Maps and Google Search in India.
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Tech giants and top institutions join forces in CoRE-AI to advocate responsible AI
Pooja Malik | July 23, 2024
CoRE-AI aims to build public trust in AI by setting voluntary industry guidelines and contributing to robust regulatory frameworks.
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Microsoft deploys engineers to fix outage affecting 8.5 million devices
The Street Press | July 21, 2024
The software major said that while software updates may occasionally cause disturbances, significant incidents like the CrowdStrike event are infrequent.
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Indian exchanges unaffected by global Microsoft outage, barring minor disruptions
Press Trust of India | July 20, 2024
The widespread Microsoft outage disrupted flights, banks, media outlets and companies across the world on Friday.
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Airline systems recovering after global IT outage; normal operations resumed: civil aviation minister
Press Trust of India | July 20, 2024
Airports across the country witnessed chaotic scenes after the online passenger booking, reservation and boarding systems turned to manual mode due to one of the biggest-ever IT outages on Friday.
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Microsoft cloud outage disrupts businesses across globe; Indigo, SpiceJet, Akasa flights delayed
Abha Warrier | July 19, 2024
The tech giant identified the root cause as a configuration change in a portion of its Azure backend workloads.
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Trillion-dollar club: These US firms dominate the charts
Aasma Khan | July 18, 2024
Explore how six US tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia surged into the trillion-dollar valuation club as of mid-2024.
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Dell partners with Qualcomm, Microsoft to launch Copilot+ AI PC range in India
Press Trust of India | July 15, 2024
The new products, namely XPS 13 and the Inspiron 14 Plus, are equipped with AI capabilities such as co-creator, live captions, and windows studio effects.