[Editor’s Note: Microsoft @ 50 is a year-long GeekWire project exploring the tech giant’s past, present, and future, recognizing its 50th anniversary in 2025.] REDMOND, Wash. — You’ve probably seen ...

Microsoft beat its own forecast. Revenue rose 17%.

Founded in 1975 by Seattle-area natives Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft is one of the biggest technology firms in the world and is the second-largest private employer in Washington state.

With its wide-ranging family of hardware, Microsoft has reimagined how we compute—again and again. As the company turns 50, let's revisit the twists and turns of its transformative Surface line. From ...

Key facts and information about the history of Microsoft’s productivity solutions and how Microsoft has responded to concerns. In July 2023, the European Commission opened a formal investigation ...