Fast Facts About Microsoft
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 | Corporate Address |
| Important Dates |
| Board of Directors |
| Microsoft's Businesses |
| Operation Centers |
| Microsoft Subsidiaries |
| Revenue and Headcount |
| Employment Information |
| Real Estate Portfolio |
| About Microsoft |
Corporate Address
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-7329
USA
Tel: (425) 882-8080
Fax: (425) 706-7329
Web site: http://www.microsoft.com
Important Dates
| Important Dates | |
| Date | Event |
1975 | Microsoft founded |
Jan. 1, 1979 | Microsoft moves from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Bellevue, Washington |
June 25, 1981 | Microsoft incorporates |
Aug. 12, 1981 | IBM introduces its personal computer with Microsoft's 16-bit operating system, MS-DOS 1.0 |
Feb. 26, 1986 | Microsoft moves to corporate campus in Redmond, Washington |
March 13, 1986 | Microsoft stock goes public |
Aug. 1, 1989 | Microsoft introduces earliest version of Office suite of productivity applications |
May 22, 1990 | Microsoft launches Windows 3.0 |
Aug. 24, 1995 | Microsoft launches Windows 95 |
Dec. 7, 1995 | Bill Gates outlines Microsoft's commitment to supporting and enhancing the Internet |
June 25, 1998 | Microsoft launches Windows 98 |
Jan. 13, 2000 | Steve Ballmer named president and chief executive officer for Microsoft |
Feb. 17, 2000 | Microsoft launches Windows 2000 |
June 22, 2000 | Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer outline Microsoft's .NET strategy for Web services |
May 31, 2001 | Microsoft launches Office XP |
Oct. 25, 2001 | Microsoft launches Windows XP |
Jan. 15, 2002 | Bill Gates outlines Microsoft's commitment to Trustworthy Computing |
Nov. 7, 2002 | Microsoft and partners launch Tablet PC |
Jan. 16, 2003 | Microsoft declares annual dividend |
April 24, 2003 | Microsoft launches Windows Server 2003 |
Oct. 21, 2003 | Microsoft launches Microsoft Office System |
July 20, 2004 | Microsoft announces plans to return up to $75 billion to shareholders in dividends and stock buybacks |
June 15, 2006 | Microsoft announces that Bill Gates will transition out of a day-to-day role in the company in July 2008, Ray Ozzie is named chief software architect and Craig Mundie chief research and strategy officer |
July 20, 2006 | Microsoft announces a new $20 billion tender offer and authorizes an additional share-repurchase program of up to $20 billion over five years |
Jan. 30, 2007 | Microsoft launches Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office System to consumers worldwide |
Feb. 27, 2008 | Microsoft launches Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 |
June 27, 2008 | Bill Gates transitions from his day-to-day role at Microsoft to spend more time on his work at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
Board of Directors
(Last Updated: March 26, 2007)
| Board of Directors | |
Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft Corporation | |
Former James E. Robison Professor, Harvard Business School | |
Former Chief Financial Officer, JPMorgan Chase | |
Chairman, Microsoft Corporation | |
Former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Merck & Co., Inc. | |
Founder, Chairman and CEO, Netflix, Inc. | |
General Partner, August Capital | |
Former Vice Chairman, AT&T Corporation | |
Former Chairman of the Board of Management, BMW AG | |
Former President and Chief Operating Officer, Microsoft Corporation | |
Microsoft's Businesses
(Last Updated: March 2, 2007)
| Microsoft Business Divisions | |
Microsoft Platforms & Services Division | Includes the Windows Business Group, the Server & Tools Group, and the Online Services Group |
Microsoft Business Division | Includes the Information Worker Group, the Microsoft Business Solutions Group, and the Unified Communications Group |
Microsoft Entertainment & Devices Division | Includes the Home & Entertainment Group and the Mobile & Embedded Devices Group |
Operation Centers
(Last Updated: May 5, 2005)
| Operation Centers | |
| Role | Location |
Licensing, Manufacturing, Operations and Logistics | Dublin, Ireland |
Manufacturing | Humacao, Puerto Rico, USA |
Licensing and Operations | Reno, Nevada, USA |
Operations and Logistics | Singapore |
Microsoft Subsidiaries
(Last Updated: Aug. 2, 2006)
Microsoft Corporation has subsidiary offices located in the following countries and regions:
| Microsoft Subsidiaries | ||||||||||||
Algeria | Dominican Republic | Kuwait | Qatar | |||||||||
Argentina | Ecuador | Latvia | Romania | |||||||||
Armenia | Egypt | Lebanon | Russia | |||||||||
Australia | El Salvador | Lithuania | Saudi Arabia | |||||||||
Austria | Estonia | Luxembourg | Senegal | |||||||||
Azerbaijan | Finland | Macao | Serbia & Montenegro | |||||||||
Bahrain | France | Macedonia | Singapore | |||||||||
Bangladesh | Germany | Malaysia | Slovakia | |||||||||
Belgium | Greece | Malta | Slovenia | |||||||||
Bermuda | Guatemala | Mauritius | South Africa | |||||||||
Bolivia | Honduras | Mexico | Spain | |||||||||
Bosnia & Herzegovina | Hong Kong | Morocco | Sri Lanka | |||||||||
Brazil | Hungary | Namibia | Sweden | |||||||||
British Virgin Islands | Iceland | Netherlands | Switzerland | |||||||||
Bulgaria | India | New Zealand | Taiwan | |||||||||
Cameroon | Indonesia | Nigeria | Thailand | |||||||||
Canada | Iraq | Norway | Trinidad & Tobago | |||||||||
Cayman Islands | Ireland | Oman | Tunisia | |||||||||
Chile | Israel | Pakistan | Turkey | |||||||||
China | Italy | Panama | Ukraine | |||||||||
Colombia | Jamaica | Paraguay | United Arab Emirates | |||||||||
Costa Rica | Japan | Peru | United Kingdom | |||||||||
Côte d'Ivoire | Jordan | Philippines | Uruguay | |||||||||
Croatia | Kazakhstan | Poland | Venezuela | |||||||||
Cyprus | Kenya | Portugal | Vietnam | |||||||||
Czech Republic | Korea | Puerto Rico | Zimbabwe | |||||||||
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Revenue and Headcount
(Last Updated: June 30, 2008)
Microsoft's worldwide headcount and revenue growth for the past 10 fiscal years are summarized below:
Employment Information
(Last Updated: June 30, 2008)
| Current Employment Headcount | |
| Location | Employees |
Worldwide | 91,259 |
USA | 54,775 |
Puget Sound (Washington State) | 39,311 |
| Reported Gender Breakout (USA) | ||
| Gender | Employees | Percentage |
Male | 40,869 | 75% |
Female | 13,906 | 25% |
| Reported Age Breakout (USA) | ||
| Age Range1 | Employees | Percentage |
29 or Under | 9,700 | 17.7% |
30-39 | 25,568 | 46.7% |
40+ | 19,507 | 35.6% |
| 1 | Average age: 37 years. |
| Functional Breakout (Worldwide) | |
| Role | Employees |
Business Group | 46,386 |
Sales & Marketing Support Group | 35,046 |
Operations Group | 9,826 |
Real Estate Portfolio
(Last Updated: June 30, 2008)
| Owned | ||
| Location | Total Square Feet | No. of Sites |
Puget Sound | 8,669,528 | 72 |
Other US | 1,534,687 | 7 |
International | 1,553,789 | 7 |
SUBTOTAL: | 11,758,004 | 86 |
| Leased | ||
| Location | Total Square Feet | No. of Sites |
Puget Sound | 4,240,289 | 52 |
Other US | 3,911,614 | 135 |
International | 8,415,536 | 396 |
SUBTOTAL: | 16,567,439 | 583 |
| TOTAL PORTFOLIO | ||
| Location | Total Square Feet | No. of Sites |
Puget Sound | 12,909,817 | 124 |
Other US | 5,446,301 | 142 |
International | 9,969,325 | 403 |
GRAND TOTAL: | 28,325,443 | 669 |
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.