Microsoft Corp. Engaged in development and support of software, services, devices and solutions. It operates through the following business segments: Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud and More Personal Computing. The Productivity and Business Processes segment includes Office Commercial (Office 365 subscriptions, the Office 365 portion of Microsoft 365 Commercial subscriptions, and on-premises Office licenses), Exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Office 365 Security and Compliance, and Skype for Business. , Office Consumer, including Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, Office licenses on-premises and other Office services, LinkedIn, including Talent Solutions, Marketing Solutions, Premium Subscriptions, Sales Solutions and Learning Solutions, Dynamics Business Solutions, Dynamics 365. A suite of intelligent, cloud-based applications across ERP, CRM, customer insights, Power Apps and Power Automate and on-premises ERP and CRM applications. The Intelligent Cloud segment includes server products and cloud services, including Azure and other cloud services, SQL Server, Windows Server, Visual Studio, System Center and related client access licenses (CALs), and enterprise services, including Nuance and GitHub, Enterprise. is Support Services, Microsoft Consulting Services and Nuance Professional Services. Further, the Personal Computing segment includes Windows, which includes Windows OEM licensing of the Windows operating system and other non-volume licensing, Windows Commercial, which includes volume licensing of the Windows operating system, Windows cloud services and other Windows commercial offerings, patent licensing. and Windows Internet of Things, devices, including Surface and PC accessories, gaming, including Xbox hardware and Xbox content and services, including digital transactions, Xbox Game Pass and other subscriptions, video games, third-party video game royalties, cloud Services and advertising, search and news advertising. The company was founded by Paul Gardner Allen and William Henry Gates, III in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA.
