Microsoft is an American technology company that is known worldwide. It was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. The company is best known for the Windows operating system, which runs on millions of computers worldwide. Their office suite, Microsoft Office (with programs such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint), is also extremely popular.
Over the years, Microsoft has become much more than just software. They also make hardware, such as the Surface laptops and tablets, and are the developer of the Xbox game consoles. In addition, they are active in cloud computing with Microsoft Azure, which is widely used by companies.
