Microsoft is a computer software company. Microsoft was created and founded on April 4, 1975 by two young people fascinated by computers. Their names were Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Home base was in Redmond, Washington. Microsoft has become one of the most famous and successful companies in the world. "Microsoft was one of the pioneers responsible for bringing the personal computer into the lives of millions of people." (Musulf). The company had such a large impact that now the name "Microsoft" is practically synonymous with computer software. .” (Nytime.com). Gates and Allen were curious and saw the potential to make it better than it already was. This soon led to the microcomputer he called the Micro Instrument and Telemetry system (MITS). After completing their sophomore year of college, Gates and Allen had decided to create their own software company. They started with Micro-Soft as the company name, but later hyphenated it. Gates soon returned to Harvard, but dropped out in 1977 before graduating. During his free time he soon devoted himself to Microsoft and made it his full-time job. This would help him find problems and solve them. It would make the company much stronger and better. “In 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, two young computer enthusiasts from Palo Alto, California, unveiled the prototype of the Apple 1 computer. A local computer retailer saw the Apple 1 and ordered 100 pre-assembled units. Over the next 10 months, approximately 200 Apple 1s were sold." (Musulf).“In the 1990s Microsoft went through a very large... middle of paper... space. This allowed the user to easily navigate on your computer screen anytime, anywhere.” (Musolf). “On October 25, 2001, Windows XP is released with an updated look that focuses on convenience and a unified focus on service and support. From the mid-1970s until the arrival of Windows XP, approximately 1 billion PCs were shipped worldwide.” (Windows 8 is a reinvented working framework, from the chipset to the client encounter, and features a completely new interface that works easily for both touch and mouse and console Windows 8 is a reinvented working framework, from the chipset to the client encounter, and features a completely new interface that works easily. for both touch and mouse and console. Microsoft has grown tremendously over the years and continues to get better and better.