- What does Microsoft Office do :
- Microsoft is a technology company whose mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
- Launch year : 1975
- Company Name : Microsoft Corporation.
- Headquarters : Redmond, Washington, U.S.
- Founder(s) : Bill Gates, Paul Allen
- Total Number of Microsoft employees : 1,56,439
- How many people use Microsoft: 1.2 Billion users
- Total revenue : 14,300 crores USD (2020)
- Cloud revenue : $61 billion annual revenue
- Available Platform: Windows and macOS platforms, as well as mobile versions for Windows Phone, Android and iOS platforms.
- Microsoft’s total number of US patents in 2019: 3,083
- Key acquisitions: On December 31, 1997, Microsoft acquired Hotmail.com for $500 million, its largest acquisition at the time, and integrated Hotmail into its MSN group of services.
- Top 10 Competitors or similar products : Apple, Cisco, Google, Facebook, IBM, Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, Okta, Proofpoint.
- Awards : Microsoft won 11 awards in 2020 and 12 awards in 2019. In 2020, Microsoft won for Best Company for Diversity 2020, Best Company for Women 2020, Best CEO 2020, Best Company Culture 2020, Best Company Perks & Benefits, Best Company Compensation, Best Company Happiness, Best Professional Development 2020, Best Leadership Teams 2020, Best CEOs for Women 2020 and Best CEOs for Diversity 2020.
- Interesting facts :
- It is well-known that Microsoft and Apple are competitors as these businesses are both in the same field of technology. However, Bill Gates and Apple founder Steve Jobs previously worked together.
- Fun facts :
- Anyone who is employed by Microsoft is given the nickname ‘Softie’. Microsoft has over 88.000 employees working at their various premises.
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