Microsoft
Makes programs like Windows and Office, the Azure cloud and Xbox video games.
📖 Its story
Bill and Paul had been friends since school and dreamed of a computer in every home. In 1975 they started Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to make programs. Later they moved near Seattle, where they grew a whole lot.
💵 How it makes money
By charging people to use its programs and its cloud, and by selling Xbox video games and consoles.
🤯 Fun fact
At first its name was written with a hyphen, Micro-Soft, from “microcomputer” and “software.”
👍 The good part
Lots and lots of companies and schools around the world use its programs every day.
⚠️ The risk
It competes with giants like Amazon and Google in the cloud and in artificial intelligence.
🧠 Did you get it?
In what city was Microsoft born?
🗂️ Quick facts
- Founded in: 1975
- Founded by: Bill Gates and Paul Allen
- Home: Redmond, Washington, USA
🔎 How to find it on the stock market
- Search the internet for MSFT stock.
- You can also find it in your parents' investing app with the letters MSFT.
- Check how much one share costs and whether today it's green (went up) or red (went down).
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