All basic things you need to know about Windows and Microsoft
Microsoft is the company that creates Windows, the name given to (at least) two families of operating systems.
Microsoft® is a major American software, hardware, and services company with its headquarters located in Redmond, Washington.
Microsoft operates numerous divisions. The Operating Systems division is one of those. Microsoft® Windows® is the operating systems division's flagship product.
The product is called Windows®, and the company is called Microsoft®. Both terms are Microsoft®'s registered trademarks and intellectual property.
Who owns Microsoft?
Stock in Microsoft (MSFT) is owned by a combination of retail, institutional, and individual investors. Institutional investors own about 41.23% of the company's stock, insiders own 2.97%, and public companies and individual investors own 55.80%.Which laptop is superior, Microsoft or Apple?
How would you decide between MacBooks and Windows laptops?
In terms of construction quality and the UNIX-based MacOS operating system, MacBooks are superior. Everything else, including the ecosystem, is taken by Windows laptops. You should only pick a MacBook instead of a Windows laptop if you wish to feel at home in the Apple garden.
Is Microsoft still owned by Bill Gates?
Bill Gates continues to hold over 1% of Microsoft's equity, which is valued at approximately $20 billion. A family office called Cascade Investments is in charge of many of Gates's financial assets.
What other products does Microsoft have besides Windows?
What about Office, their tried-and-true source of income, which they now refer to as Microsoft 365, along with Skype, Onedrive, Xbox, Surface, Keyboards and Mouse, and LinkedIn? The Intelligent Cloud Services, which include Windows servers and Azure, are their main source of revenue.
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