Microsoft
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| Type | Public |
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| Industry | Computer software |
| Founded | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States (April 4, 1975) |
| Founder(s) | Bill Gates, Paul Allen |
| Headquarters | Microsoft Redmond Campus,Redmond, Washington, U.S. |
| Area served | Worldwide |
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| Products | Microsoft Windows Microsoft Office Microsoft Servers Video games (See products list) |
| Services | Online services |
| Revenue |  US$ 73.72 billion (2012)[1] |
| Operating income |  US$ 21.76 billion (2012)[1] |
| Net income | US$ 16.97 billion (2012)[1] |
| Total assets | US$ 121.2 billion (2012)[1] |
| Total equity | US$ 66.36 billion (2012)[1] |
| Employees | 94,000 (2012)[1] |
| Subsidiaries | List of Microsoft subsidiaries |
| Website | Microsoft.com |
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Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational software corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington that develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is theworld's largest software maker measured by revenues.[3] It is also one of the world's most valuable companies.[4]
