Microsoft, founded in 1975, is a multinational tech corporation based in Redmond, Wash. Microsoft is most notably known for launching the Windows operating system in 1990. Microsoft played a huge role in molding and enhancing the Internet over the last two decades, under the leadership of Bill Gates.
Microsoft specializes in products, software and game development. The company excels in technological innovations. In 2009, Microsoft launched Bing -- a new "decision engine" to compete with Yahoo! search and Google search. Bing is now one of the search engines on the web.
The current CEO of Microsoft is Steven Ballmer. Bill Gates stands as the corporation's chairman. Microsoft's long list of businesses and company divisions include Xbox 360, Zune Music and Video, Office, Exchange, MSN portals, Skype, So.Cl and much more.
