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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 · On April 4, 1975, at a time when most Americans used typewriters, childhood friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen found Microsoft, a company that makes computer software.

  3. The History of Microsoft - 1975 | Microsoft Learn

    February 1, 1975 Bill Gates and Paul Allen complete Altair BASIC and sell it to Microsoft’s first customer, MITS of Albuquerque, New Mexico. This is the first computer language program for a …

  4. 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 programming …

  5. Microsoft Corporation | History, Software, Cloud, & AI Innovations ...

    Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company that has been a key player in the computer industry since its founding in 1975. Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft …

  6. Microsoft, global leader in technology, founded in 1975 by Bill Gates ...

    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 Mexico. …

  7. 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 programming language …

  8. Microsoft History - On This Day

    Founding of Microsoft 1975-04-04 Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800

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

    Dec 9, 2025 · In 1981, Microsoft incorporated in Washington state. Around this time, IBM was working on a new personal computer and needed an operating system. That need would change the …

  10. Microsoft - Company Overview | Companies Explained

    1. History and Founding Microsoft was founded on April 4, 1975, by childhood friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The company started by developing a BASIC interpreter for …