Microsoft

Microsoft is a devices and services company based in Redmond, Washington – a city about 16 miles east of Seattle. Microsoft was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Traditionally a software company at heart, Microsoft dabbled in hardware with computing peripherals like mice and keyboards before going all in with the Surface line of tablets. The pending acquisition of Nokia’s handset unit will further add to Microsoft’s future plan to be a devices and services company.

Microsoft has many products in both the consumer and enterprise space. Most consumers are familiar with Microsoft through their operating system Windows, their office software suite Microsoft Office, their home entertainment consoles Xbox, and their mobile operating system Windows Phone.

Microsoft rose to power in the 90’s thanks to its operating system Windows and its office software suite called Microsoft Office. In the early 00’s Microsoft cracked the living room by launching the original Xbox. The Xbox has now seen three generational entries, with the Xbox One being Microsoft’s answer to the eight generation of gaming consoles.

Windows and Office continue to be a large part of revenue for Microsoft, but their future plans have shifted from a “computer on every desk” to “mobile first, cloud first”. Microsoft is investing heavily in their Azure, their cloud computing platform that will be the backbone of what they do for the next generation of computing.

Windows, Windows Phone, Office, Azure, Azure, Surface, and Cortana are all at the heart of what Microsoft’s future will focus on. 

Latest about Microsoft

Green text saying "Copilot for Gaming"

Microsoft Copilot for Gaming is coming soon to Xbox Insiders

By Samuel Tolbert published

Xbox This new variant of Microsoft's Copilot AI is geared toward Xbox players as a virtual assistant accessible via the Xbox mobile app.

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Bill Gates

Bill Gates: "We will all have an AI agent"

By Kevin Okemwa published

AI Bill Gates says AI will be integrated across all aspects and spheres of our lives, similar to the personal computer era and how it eventually made it to every household.

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Marc Benioff, chief executive officer of Salesforce Inc., speaks during a press conference at the 2024 Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024.

Salesforce CEO: Agentforce, future AI strategy, and Microsoft

By Kevin Okemwa published

AI Marc Benioff was recently featured in an interview discussing Agentic AI and the company's next chapter. He also indicated that Microsoft Copilot is a letdown.

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GroupMe app on an iPhone

Skype is dying, but this niche messaging app once bought by Skype just integrated with Microsoft Copilot

By Sean Endicott published

Apps Skype may be on its way out, but GroupMe — once purchased by Skype — is still going strong. Microsoft just announced a new Copilot integration for GroupMe.

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The Microsoft logo on a smartphone and laptop arranged in Crockett, California, US, on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023.

Two-thirds of Microsoft employees call working there a "good deal"

By Kevin Okemwa published

MICROSOFT According to an internal Microsoft survey, 65% of employees at Microsoft indicated that "there is a reasonable balance between what I contribute to Microsoft and what I get in return."

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Showroom ads and Dynamic filters in Copilot

Copilot adds 'Showroom ads' for better audience engagement

By Kevin Okemwa published

AI Microsoft recently unveiled new interactive ad formats for Copilot, including Showroom ads and Dynamic filters, which are interactive and adapt to user input.

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Sam Altman and Satya Nadella on stage

UK CMA: Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI isn't a merger

By Kevin Okemwa published

AI After investigating Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says it's not a merger, escaping further regulatory scrutiny.

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An old computer monitor with the words "50 Microsoft" on the screen. The background is the old green hill and blue sky screen saver from the 2000s. The 50 uses the font of the original Microsoft logo and uses red, yellow, green, and blue coloring.

Microsoft is holding a special Copilot AI event to celebrate 50 years

By Zac Bowden published

Copilot Microsoft has started sending out invitations for a special media event where it plans to celebrate its 50th anniversary with new consumer AI and Copilot related announcements.

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Giant Surface Laptop

Giant Surface Laptop or tiny executive? We investigate. 🕵️

By Sean Endicott published

Surface A recent post from Microsoft features a gigantic Surface Laptop, but is it the largest Surface ever?

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Satya Nadella with Sam Altman at a conference

Is Microsoft and OpenAI's partnership fraying?

By Kevin Okemwa published

AI Microsoft is reportedly developing in-house reasoning models to give OpenAI a run for its money, which could be an indication that the best tech bromance in history is fraying.

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