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Microsoft Corporation develops and licenses software, services, devices, and solutions worldwide. The company operates through Intelligent Cloud, Productivity and Business Processes, and More Personal Computing segments. Its flagship products include Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, LinkedIn, and Xbox gaming. Microsoft has transformed under CEO Satya Nadella from a Windows-centric company into a cloud-first enterprise, with Azure becoming one of the top cloud infrastructure providers globally. The company also made a significant investment in OpenAI, positioning itself at the forefront of artificial intelligence. Founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975, Microsoft is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, and employs over 200,000 people worldwide. Its diversified business model across enterprise software, cloud computing, gaming, and AI gives it multiple growth vectors.