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Corporate Address
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-7329
USA
Tel: (425) 882-8080
Fax: (425) 706-7329 http://www.microsoft.comImportant 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 | | Nov. 15, 2001 | Microsoft launches Xbox | | 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 | | Nov. 22, 2005 | Microsoft launches Xbox 360 | | July 20, 2006 | Microsoft announces a new US$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 | | June 3, 2009 | Microsoft launches Bing decision engine | | Oct. 22, 2009 | Microsoft launches Windows 7 | | June 15, 2010 | Microsoft launches general availability of Office 2010 | | Nov. 4, 2010 | Microsoft launches Kinect for Xbox 360 | | Nov. 10, 2010 | Microsoft launches Windows Phone 7 | | Nov. 17, 2010 | Microsoft announces availability of Microsoft Lync | | June 28, 2011 | Microsoft launches Office 365 | | Oct. 13, 2011 | Microsoft closes its acquisition of Skype |
Board of DirectorsLast updated: Feb. 20, 2012| Board of Directors | | Steven A. Ballmer | Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft Corporation | | Dina Dublon | Former Chief Financial Officer, JPMorgan Chase | | William H. Gates III | Chairman, Microsoft Corporation | | Raymond V. Gilmartin | Former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Merck & Co., Inc. | | Reed Hastings | Founder, Chairman and CEO, Netflix, Inc. | | Maria M. Klawe | President, Harvey Mudd College | | David F. Marquardt | General Partner, August Capital | | Charles H. Noski | Vice Chairman, Bank of America Corporation | | Dr. Helmut Panke | Former Chairman of the Board of Management, BMW AG | | John W. Thompson | Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Instruments |
Microsoft's Businesses Last updated: Oct. 17, 2011 Interactive Entertainment Business
Key entertainment experiences that span gaming, music and video across multiple screens, including Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, the controller-free Kinect for Xbox 360, Zune Music and Video, and Mediaroom, as well as PC and mobile interactive entertainment. | |
Microsoft Business Solutions
A portfolio of Microsoft Dynamics products and services, as well as Microsoft Health Solutions. | Microsoft Office Division
Productivity products and services, including Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, Project, Visio, and Microsoft’s speech technology investments.
| Online Services Division
Microsoft’s search, portal, advertising and personal communications services, including online information offerings such as Bing and the MSN portals and channels.
| Server and Tools Business
Microsoft infrastructure software, developer tools and cloud platform, including products such as Windows Server, SQL Server, Visual Studio, System Center and the Windows Azure Platform.
| Skype
A division of Microsoft, transforming communications for computers, mobile devices and the connected living room.
| Windows & Windows Live Division
All Windows businesses, including Windows, Windows Live and Internet Explorer.
| Windows Phone Division
Microsoft software and services for Windows Phones worldwide.
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Operation Centers
Last updated: Mar. 9, 2009 | Operation Centers | | Role | Location | |
Licensing, Manufacturing, Operations and Logistics
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Dublin, Ireland
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Manufacturing
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Humacao, Puerto Rico, USA
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Licensing and Operations
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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Operations and Logistics
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Singapore
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Microsoft Subsidiaries
Last updated: Dec. 31, 2011 | Microsoft Subsidiaries | |
Albania
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Czech Republic
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Korea
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Puerto Rico
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Algeria
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Denmark
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Kuwait
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Qatar
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Angola
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Dominican Republic
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Latvia
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Romania
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Argentina
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Ecuador
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Lebanon
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Russia
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Armenia
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Egypt
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Libya
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Saudi Arabia
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Australia
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El Salvador
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Lithuania
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Senegal
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Austria
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Estonia
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Luxembourg
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Serbia
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Azerbaijan
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Finland
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Macao SAR
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Singapore
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Bahrain
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France
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Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of
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Slovakia
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Bangladesh
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Georgia
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Malaysia
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Slovenia
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Belarus
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Germany
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Malta
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South Africa
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Belgium
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Greece
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Mauritius
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Spain
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Bermuda
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Guatemala
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Mexico
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Sri Lanka
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Bolivia
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Honduras
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Montenegro
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Sweden
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Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Hong Kong SAR
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Morocco
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Switzerland
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Brazil
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Hungary
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Namibia
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Taiwan
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British Virgin Islands
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Iceland
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Netherlands
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Thailand
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Brunei
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India
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New Zealand
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Trinidad & Tobago
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Bulgaria
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Indonesia
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Nigeria
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Tunisia
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Cameroon
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Iraq
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Norway
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Turkey
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Canada
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Ireland
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Oman
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Ukraine
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Chile
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Israel
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Pakistan
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United Arab Emirates
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China
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Italy
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Panama
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United Kingdom
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Colombia
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Jamaica
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Paraguay
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United States
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Costa Rica
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Japan
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Peru
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Uruguay
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Côte d'Ivoire
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Jordan
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Philippines
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Venezuela
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Croatia
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Kazakhstan
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Poland
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Vietnam
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Cyprus
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Kenya
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Portugal
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Zimbabwe
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Revenue and Headcount
Last updated: June 30, 2011
Headcount & Revenue Growth
Microsoft's worldwide headcount and revenue growth for the past 10 fiscal years
are summarized below (click headings to sort): | |
Fiscal Year Ending
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Head Count
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Net Revenue (US$)
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Growth
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Net Income (US$)
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Growth
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June 30, 2011
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90,412
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$69.94B
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12%
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$23.15B
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23%
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June 30, 2010
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88,596
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$62.48B
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7%
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$18.76B
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29%
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June 30, 2009
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92,736
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$58.44B
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-3%
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$14.57B
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-18%
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June 30, 2008
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91,259
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$60.42B
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18%
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$17.68B
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26%
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June 30, 2007
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78,565
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$51.12B
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15%
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$14.07B
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12%
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June 30, 2006
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71,172
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$44.28B
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11%
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$12.60B
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3%
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June 30, 2005
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61,000
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$39.79B
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8%
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$12.25B
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50%
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June 30, 2004
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57,086
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$36.84B
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14%
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$8.17B
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8%
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June 30, 2003
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54,468
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$32.19B
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13%
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$7.53B
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29%
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June 30, 2002
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50,621
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$28.37B
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12%
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$5.35B
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-28%
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Employment Information
Last updated: Dec. 31, 2011 | Current Employment Headcount | | Location | Employees | |
Worldwide
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92,303
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USA
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55,002
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Puget Sound (Washington State)
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40,649
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| Reported Gender Breakout (USA) | | Gender | Employees | Percentage | |
Male
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41,944
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76.3%
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Female
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13,058
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23.7%
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| Reported Age Breakout (USA) | | Age Range1 | Employees | Percentage | |
29 or Under
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8,272
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15.0%
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30-39
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22,515
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41.0%
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40+
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24,215
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44.0%
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1Average age: 38.5 years.
| Functional Breakout (Worldwide) | | Role | Employees | |
Business Group
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42,405
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Sales & Marketing Support Group
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40,966
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Operations Group
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8,869
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Real Estate Portfolio
Last updated: Dec. 31, 2011 | Owned | | Location | Total Square Feet | No. of Sites | | Puget Sound |
9,806,547
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78
| | Other US |
2,971,524
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15
| | International |
3,283,456
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12
| | SUBTOTAL: | 16,061,527 | 105 |
| Leased | | Location | Total Square Feet | No. of Sites | | Puget Sound |
4,974,925
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44
| | Other US |
3,921,266
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120
| | International |
8,728,752
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368
| | SUBTOTAL: | 17,624,943 | 532 |
| Total Portfolio | | Location | Total Square Feet | No. of Sites | | Puget Sound |
14,781,472
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122
| | Other US |
6,892,790
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135
| | International |
12,012,208
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380
| | GRAND TOTAL: | 33,686,470 | 637 |
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. |
