Microsoft celebrates 50th anniversary

Microsoft celebrates 50th anniversary

In 1975, friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen started Microsoft – sometimes called Micro-Soft, for microprocessors and software – to develop software for the Altair 8800, an early personal computer.

Microsoft Turns 50: The Story Behind the Giant and Its Arrival in Colombia Home Technology Address copied On April 4, 1975, two childhood friends: Bill Gates, 19, and Paul Allen, 22, decided to found a new technology company called Micro-Soft (the hyphen would later be removed), beginning a career that would change the world of computing. Published on April 4, 2025 Jorge Hernández Microsoft Turns 50: The Story Behind the Giant and Its Arriva…

Microsoft Clocks 50! - Tech

It has been 50 years that Microsoft has been leading innovation. Yes, 50 years ago, that is in 1975, childhood friends – Bill Gates and Paul Allen – dared to dream bigger than what reality dictated at the time—giving people everywhere a whole new way to live, work, and play. The rest, they say, is now history. Despite the changes in the technology landscape, Microsoft dream remains the same: empowering every person on the planet to achieve more.…

REDMOND. Bill Gates and Paul Allen laid the foundation stone for the rise of the tech giant half a century ago.

Microsoft turns 50: A look back at everything from the Altair to the Zune – Mnnofa

The company helped launch the software industry and bring a computer to every desktop. Hit products like Windows and the Xbox became household names – but does anyone remember the Zune? (Image credit: Doug Wilson)

Microsoft turns 50: A look back at everything from the Altair to the Zune - TPR: The Public's Radio

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