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Microsoft Corporation is an American-based multinational computer technology corporation that develops,manufactures,licenses,and supports a wide range of software products for computing devices。Headquartered in Redmond,Washington,USA,its best selling products are the Microsoft Windows operating system and the Microsoft Office suite of productivity software。Originally founded to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800,Microsoft rose to dominate the home computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s,followed by the Windows line of operating systems。Its products have all achieved near-ubiquity in the desktop computer market。One commentator notes that Microsoft's original mission was "a computer on every desk and in every home,running Microsoft software。" Microsoft possesses footholds in other markets,with assets such as the MSNBC cable television network,the MSN Internet portal,and the Microsoft Encarta multimedia encyclopedia。The company also markets both computer hardware products such as the Microsoft mouse as well as home entertainment products such as the Xbox,Xbox 360,Zune and MSN TV。The company's initial public stock offering (IPO) was in 1986; the ensuing rise of the company's stock price has made four billionaires and an estimated 12,000 millionaires from Microsoft employees。Throughout its history the company has been the target of criticism,including monopolistic business practices and anti-competitive business practices including refusal to deal and tying。The U。S。Justice Department and the European Commission,among others,have ruled against Microsoft for various antitrust violations。Known for what is generally described as a developer-centric busineess culture,Microsoft has historically given customer support overUsenet newsgroups and the World Wide Web,and awards Microsoft MVP status to volunteers who are deemed helpful in assisting the company's customers。还有一篇比较简短的微软介绍：微软（Microsoft,NASDAQ：MSFT,HKEx:4338)公司是世界PC(Personal Computer,个人计算机)机软件开发的先导,比尔·盖茨与保罗·艾伦是它的创始人。品牌排行榜中名列第三,在《巴伦周刊》公布的排在世界品牌实验室（World Brand Lab）编制的2006年度世界品牌500强2006年度全球100家大公司受尊重度排行榜中名列第二十二。该企业在2008年度《财富》全球最大五百家公司排名中名列第三十八名About us Microsoft (Microsoft,NASDAQ:MSFT,HKEx:4338) is the world's PC (Personal Computer,the personal computer) software developed by the pilot,Bill Gates and Paul Allen is the founder of it。Ranked third among the top brands in the "Barents Weekly" published in the World Brand Laboratory (World Brand Lab) prepared the 2006 World Brand 500 2006 Global 100 companies are respected degree list No。22。The enterprise at the 2008 annual "Fortune" the world's largest 500 companies were ranked 38th。仅供参考,