Microsoft is such a big company at this point, most people must know about it. They develop, manufacture, and license electronics and software among other things.
Yeah, they were very important in the development of the personal computer.
They were a huge factor in that. They are located in Redmond, Washington.
Bill Gates started the company out of his garage. Steve Jobs also worked there.
Steve Jobs never worked for Microsoft? He started Apple! Also, Microsoft supports and sells PCs and other services.
You are right, I forgot he was working for Apple. Microsoft has a lot of government contracts as well.
Do they? I didn't know that! I also never knew where the name came from but it is a portmanteau of "microcomputer" and "software".
Yeah, all federal government agencies use Microsoft software on their computers.
Ohh that makes a lot of sense, since Windows is so hugely popular. Microsoft Windows as well as Office are so big!
For sure. They also use SQL Server for their databases and Access for the email servers.