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'''Microsoft''' is an international computer technology corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA | '''Microsoft''' is an international computer technology corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA. | ||
Microsoft was formerly the parent company of [[Bungie|Bungie, LLC]], and is still the parent company of [[Wingnut Interactive]]. [[Microsoft Studios]]' internal team, [[343 Industries]], is responsible for creating new properties for the [[Halo|''Halo'' franchise]], which is also owned by Microsoft. | ==Products== | ||
===Software=== | |||
Microsoft develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for computing devices. Its most popular products are the [[wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]] operating system and the [[wikipedia:Microsoft Office|Microsoft Office]] suite of productivity software, each of which has achieved near-ubiquity in the desktop computer market. The company also manufactures computer hardware products. | |||
===Xbox=== | |||
The Xbox is a video gaming brand and entertainment platform created by Microsoft. As of the [[wikipedia:History of video game consoles (eighth generation)|eighth generation]] of gaming consoles, three platforms have been released; the [[Xbox]]<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2001-microsoft-delivers-xbox-launch-details/1100-2761182/ '''Gamespot:''' ''E3 2001: Microsoft delivers Xbox launch details'']</ref>, [[Xbox 360]]<ref>[http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/12/technology/personaltech/xbox360/ '''CNN:''' ''Xbox 360 makes its debut'']</ref> and [[Xbox One]]<ref>[http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/20/4348940/the-next-xbox-revealed-all-the-news-from-microsofts-next-gen-debut/ '''Polygon:''' ''Xbox One: All the news from Microsoft's next-gen debut'']</ref>. | |||
Microsoft is also responsible for launching the online multiplayer service [[wikipedia:Xbox Live|Xbox Live]], as well as the motion sensor peripheral [[Wikipedia:Kinect|Kinect]]. | |||
==Subsidiaries== | |||
* Microsoft was formerly the parent company of [[Bungie|Bungie, LLC]], and is still the parent company of [[Wingnut Interactive]]. | |||
* [[Microsoft Studios]]' internal team, [[343 Industries]], is responsible for creating new properties for the [[Halo|''Halo'' franchise]], which is also owned by Microsoft. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Microsoft logo.png|Microsoft's previous logo, replaced in 2012. | |||
File:Xbox.jpg|The original Xbox console, launched in 2001. | |||
File:Xbox360.jpg|The Xbox 360 console and controller, launched in 2005. | |||
File:XB1-Family.png|The Xbox One console, controller and Kinect sensor, launched in 2013. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Sources== | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.microsoft.com/ | *[http://www.microsoft.com/ '''Official website'''] | ||
[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||