The facts about Microsoft

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The interesting n amazing fact about Microsoft

There are many ways to define Microsoft Corporation! For the basic user, Microsoft is the company behind Windows Operating System and several other software! For developers, Microsoft brings a platform that lets them create a big variety of tools and utilities, ranging from the basic text editors to high-end video editing suites. For the gadget freak guys out there, Microsoft is the reason why they have Surface tablets and Lumia Smartphones. We cannot complain if someone calls Microsoft “a centralized provider of digital life.” From Smartphones to PCs and from documents to serious gaming, you can have the wider range of products from Microsoft Corporation.

Despite all these, there are some interesting facts about Microsoft when we consider it as a technology company! If you are a Microsoft fan or someone seeking a job at the firm, you will be interested in knowing more Microsoft facts! In this article, we have listed the top 15 fun facts about Microsoft. Shall we start?It was Micro-Soft, when Started

As of now, we have become familiar the name ‘Microsoft’ without hyphen! However, during the starting times of the company, the name was ‘Micro-Soft’. The name was the portmanteau of Microcomputer and Software. In the course of time, the hyphen was exempted from the name, thus giving a three-syllable, single-word brand name. For those who thought it was ‘Microsoft’ from the beginning, this would be an interesting fact about Microsoft.

An Unbelievable Number of Patents

It’s quite guessable from the nature of the company, which brings into the forefront an impressive number of newer technologies and products. Even then, in case if you did not know, Microsoft has more than 10000 patents and has a position among the top five patent holders in the United States of America. Quite naturally, the number is becoming big as each day passes. The list includes patents taken for software products, devices and other several services. As it can be understood, there are more products in the backstage of Microsoft Corporation and the huge number is very natural.Microsoft has Acquired 190+ Companies

Acquisition is a common thing when it comes to business culture of Microsoft. In the course of time, Microsoft has acquired more than 190 companies, from different categories and sectors. Hotmail and Skype are the notable things that Microsoft acquired in the given time-period and both were beneficial — needless to say. According to Wikipedia records, the latest acquisition was done on 24th February of 2016 and the turn was of Xamarin, which is a start-up for mobile application development.Interesting

 Interesting Facts About Microsoft 

Well, now we have covered top 15 interesting facts about Microsoft Corporation! As the company proceeds to stay as the tech giant, we will have more and more fun facts to talk about — which surely we will.

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