Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation

Front lobby entrance of building 17 on Microsoft's main campus in Redmond, Washington
Type	Public
Traded as	NASDAQ: MSFT NASDAQ-100 Component DJIA Component S&P 100 Component S&P 500 Component
Industry	Computer software Computer hardware Consumer electronics Digital distribution
Founded	April 4, 1975; 41 years ago (1975-04-04) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Founders	Bill Gates Paul Allen
Headquarters	Microsoft Redmond campus, Redmond, Washington, U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Chairman: John Thompson President: Brad Smith CEO: Satya Nadella Technology advisor: Bill Gates
Products	Windows Office Servers Skype Visual Studio Dynamics Azure Xbox Surface Mobile more...
Services	MSN Bing OneDrive MSDN Outlook.com TechNet Xbox Live LinkedIn
Revenue	US$85.32 billion (2016)
Operating income	US$19.86 billion (2016)
Net income	US$16.79 billion (2016)
Total assets	US$193.69 billion (2016)
Total equity	US$71.99 billion (2016)
Owner	Bill Gates (3%)
Number of employees	114,000 (June 30, 2016)
Subsidiaries	List of Microsoft subsidiaries
Website	www.microsoft.com

Microsoft Corporation /ˈmaɪkrəˌsɒft, -roʊ-, -ˌsɔːft/ (commonly referred to as Microsoft or MS) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington, that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics and personal computers and services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, Microsoft Office office suite, and Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers. Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the Microsoft Surface tablet lineup. As of 2016, it was the world's largest software maker by revenue, and one of the world's most valuable companies.