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Microsoft, like many big tech companies, has had a history of ups, downs, and major transitions. And I think one of the best ways to understand a company’s history is through the lens of their ...
Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen nearly 50 years ago. Here's a history of the company's leadership, products, layoffs, and more.
What’s the significance of Microsoft in modern business and tech history? For the past several months, in the course of reporting GeekWire’s Microsoft@50 series, we’ve asked variations of ...
In an ongoing effort to trim its workforce, Microsoft said as much as 4%, or roughly 9,000, of the company’s employees could ...
Microsoft is worth roughly $1 trillion today, but that sky-high valuation didn’t come without a few train wrecks during its first 50 years. I’m not talking about smaller screwups like the ...
Overall, history indicates that the buyback will have little impact on Microsoft's stock. While $60 billion sounds like a lot, it represents less than 2% of its shares outstanding and won't move ...