Microsoft

Microsoft is a technology company that builds AI-powered platforms and tools across productivity software, cloud services, operating systems, devices, and gaming. Founded in 1975, the company traces its origins to the founding vision of a PC on every desk and in every home - a vision carried forward through Windows, its operating system software. Its products and solutions are delivered to customers across the globe.

The product portfolio spans several of the technology industry's core verticals. Microsoft 365 is a productivity suite that shapes how people work and connect; Azure provides cloud services; Surface covers the company's hardware devices; and Xbox is its gaming platform. Copilot, an AI-powered assistant and productivity tool, reflects the company's emphasis on artificial intelligence across its platforms and tools. Technical work at the company spans artificial intelligence, cloud computing, operating systems, productivity software, hardware devices, and gaming.

Microsoft describes its culture as rooted in a growth mindset, in which potential is developed rather than fixed. The company frames technology's role in economy and society in terms of opportunity and responsibility, and states a belief that companies that can do more should do more - a principle it says informs both product development and corporate responsibility. This is expressed through four enduring commitments: expanding economic opportunity and growth for all, creating a safe and responsible digital world, supporting and advancing people's fundamental rights, and advancing sustainability. Its stated mission targets every person and every organization on the planet.