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  1. History of Microsoft - Wikipedia

    Microsoft is a computer technology corporation. Microsoft was founded on April 4, 1975, by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico. [1]

  2. Microsoft founded | April 4, 1975 | HISTORY

    Oct 9, 2015 · Gates and Allen started Microsoft—originally called Micro-Soft, for microprocessors and software—in order to produce software for the Altair 8800, an early personal computer.

  3. The history of Microsoft: How an idea formed by two friends …

    Aug 22, 2024 · Gates left his Ivy League education behind at Harvard University to start Microsoft, formally Micro-Soft, with Allen. The two started the company in 1975 in Albuquerque, New …

  4. The History of Microsoft: Key Milestones and Innovations

    Feb 24, 2025 · Microsoft, founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, transformed from a small software company into a technological powerhouse, largely through its revolutionary products …

  5. Who Started Microsoft? Full Founders Breakdown

    Dec 23, 2025 · Microsoft was founded in 1975 by childhood friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen. The company was initially created to provide a programming language for the Altair 8800 …

  6. History of Microsoft: From Startup to Global Tech Leader

    Dec 9, 2025 · Microsoft began with two friends from Seattle, Bill Gates and Paul Allen. They loved computers at a time when very few people even saw one. They spent long hours learning to …

  7. My time and career at Microsoft | Bill Gates

    Bill Gates shares the story of Microsoft's origins and a company timeline, from his unique perspective co-founding the personal computing giant with Paul Allen.

  8. Timeline of Microsoft: Key Milestones in Microsoft's History

    Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Initially, it was a small software company that created a version of the BASIC …

  9. Bill Gates and Paul Allen found Microsoft - Computing History

    On April 4th 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen started a partnership in Albuquerque, New Mexico which would later become Microsoft. Their first product was an implementation of the …

  10. Microsoft - Wikipedia

    Founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen to market BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800, Microsoft rose to dominate the personal computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid …