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Undo revision 1174026 by Sensational (talk)stupid - please block this idiot
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'''Microsoft''' is a liberal<ref>http://www.microsoft.com/about/diversity/en/us/programs/ergen/gleam.aspx</ref><ref>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2010011331_microsoft_donates_to_r-71_camp.html</ref> American corporation founded by [[Bill Gates]] and Paul Allen in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA. Its current CEO is Satya Nadella; [[Steve Ballmer]] was CEO prior to Nadella. Microsoft focuses on developing and manufacturing [[software]], [[hardware]] and other technology oriented products and services. In 2014 it announced massive layoffs despite its wealth.
Microsoft was investigated for antitrust violations by the [[Department of Justice]], and in 2001 the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed the finding of the trial court that monopolization by Microsoft had violated the [[Sherman Act]].<ref>United States v. Microsoft Corp., 346 U.S. App. D.C. 330 (D.C. Cir. 2001).</ref> The appellate court, however, overturned the lower court ruling to break Microsoft up and instead remanded the case to a new trial judge with instructions suggesting a less drastic remedy. By then, President [[George W. Bush]] had replaced [[Bill Clinton]] and the Bush Administration dropped the demand of the [[Clinton Administration]] for a break-up of Microsoft.
Devoid of [[conservative]] leadership, Microsoft was neither innovative nor competitive, and by 2014 it had been far surpassed by Apple, Google and smaller, innovative companies. In 2014, Microsoft announced layoffs of 14% of its workforce, totaling 18,000 jobs.
==Software Products==
*[[Windows (operating system)]], including [[Windows 8]], [[Windows 7]], [[Windows Vista]], [[Windows XP]], and older versions of the desktop OS, versions for servers, versions for media centers, teacher edition, and versions for mobile devices
*[[MS DOS]] Microsoft's first operating system
*[[SQL Server]]
*[[Microsoft Office]] word processor, spreadsheet editor, slide-show creator, etc.
*[[Expression]] vector graphics editor
*[[Virtual PC]] PC emulator
*[[SharePoint]]
*[[Windows Defender]] [[anti-virus software|anti-virus]] and anti-spyware software
*[[Windows Live Writer]] blog publishing software
*[[XNA]] game development tool
*[[Visual Studio]] integrated development environment for C++, Visual Basic, C#, etc.
and hundreds more.
==Publishing==
*[[Microsoft Press]] releasing books dealing with various computer technologies.
==Services==
*[[MSN]] Internet service provider
*[[Bing]] search engine
*[[Encarta]] encyclopedia
*[[Hotmail]] free internet e-mail service
*[[Windows Live]] web portal
*[[XBOX Live]] Xbox online multiplayer service
*[[MSNBC]] news service
*[[Windows Marketplace]] online shopping service
*[[Windows Live Spaces]] social-networking service
*[[Windows Live ID]] online ID and password storage service
*[[LIVE Anywhere]] cross-platform multiplayer gaming service
*[[Microsoft Ignition]] online digital music service
==Hardware Products==
*[[Xbox]] gaming console
*[[Xbox 360]] gaming console
*[[Xbox One]] gaming console
*[[Microsoft Surface|Surface]] touch-interface computer
*[[Natural keyboard]]
*[[LifeCam]] webcam
*[[SideWinder]] game-pad and joystick
*[[Ultra-Mobile PC]] tablet computer
*[[Fingerprint Reader]] reads fingerprint as password
*[[IntelliPoint Mouse]] optical mouse
*[[MSN TV]] TV that allows web browsing
==Corporate Slogan==
:''Your potential. Our passion.''
==See Also==
* [http://conservapedia.com/Previous_Breaking_News/Bill_Gates Previous News]
* [http://www.microsoft.com/en/us/default.aspx Microsoft official site]
* [[American Inventions]]
* [[:Category:American Inventions]]
* [[:Category:British Inventions]]
==References==
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[[Category:Liberal Companies]]
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