- Business
- Microsoft Corporation (MSF.DE), an American multinational technology company founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, develops, licenses, and supports a broad range of software, services, devices, and solutions worldwide; its core offerings span the Productivity and Business Processes segment with Microsoft 365 applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and OneNote; the Intelligent Cloud segment featuring Azure cloud computing platform, SQL Server database software, and Windows Server; and the More Personal Computing segment encompassing Windows operating systems, Surface devices, Xbox gaming hardware and services, Bing search engine, and LinkedIn professional networking platform. The company operates in more than 100 countries with research labs in locations including Cambridge, England; Beijing, China; and Bengaluru, India, serving enterprise, consumer, and government customers across personal computing, cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and gaming sectors. Recent developments include the October 2024 introduction of Copilot Labs and Copilot Vision for enhanced AI capabilities; the October 2023 completion of the Activision Blizzard acquisition bolstering gaming assets; the March 2024 launch of Surface Pro 10 for Business and Surface Laptop 6 for Business; partnerships such as the multi-year strategic alliance with WSP Global Inc. announced in February 2025 to drive digital transformation in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry with over $1 billion in combined commitments; and participation in the AI Infrastructure Partnership with BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners, NVIDIA, xAI, GE Vernova, and NextEra Energy to invest up to $100 billion in AI data centers and energy solutions.