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A multinational technology corporation that produces computer software, consumer electronics, and personal computers


Microsoft Corporation is a multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. It develops, manufactures, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, and personal computers.

Microsoft is best known for software products such as the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers. Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the Microsoft Surface lineup of touchscreen personal computers.

Key cloud and enterprise offerings include:

  • Microsoft Azure: A cloud computing service for building, testing, deploying, and managing applications and services
  • Microsoft 365: A bundle of productivity applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and cloud services
  • Windows Server: An operating system for servers
  • SQL Server: A relational database management system

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