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Remembering Microsoft’s other co-founder: How Paul Allen’s vision sparked a software revolution
As Microsoft prepares to mark its 50th anniversary, company veterans are reflecting on the pivotal role of the late Paul ...
Microsoft just turned 50. Here’s a look at an iconic 1978 photo of its first employees and where they are now
Microsoft’s earliest employees took a photo in 1978 that shows just how much has changed in the now-50 years since the ...
Microsoft turns 50
This week, on April 4th, Microsoft turns 50 years old. The company has gone through sweeping changes over that time — from ...
Observer4d
Microsoft Turns 50: Where Are Its 12 Founding Employees Today?
Microsoft’s earliest employees went on to become freelance journalists, volunteer firefighters and cattle ranch owners.
Microsoft is now 50 years old
Microsoft is celebrating its 50-year anniversary today during a special event at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, ...
How Microsoft made it through 50 years
The model built by Bill Gates and Paul Allen remains decades later. What’s changed is how Microsoft responds to a flop.
Here’s the original source code for Microsoft’s very first product
Before Microsoft (or even Micro-soft), there was an interpreter called Altair Basic.
Microsoft celebrates 50 years of adapting to change
Over half a century, the company has introduced technologies including the Windows operating system, the Azure cloud, video ...
The Public's Radio5d
Microsoft turns 50: A look back at everything from the Altair to the Zune
The company helped launch the software industry and bring a computer to every desktop. Hit products like Windows and the Xbox ...