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 Microsoft Windows is an operating system, which means that it is the basic software that
makes people's computers work and lets other programs work. The majority of desktop
and laptop computers run Windows, and so do some tablet computers and a
few smartphones. The latest version of Windows is Windows 10. The latest server version
is Windows Server 2019.
 Microsoft Office is an office suite. It lets people write documents on their computer
with Microsoft Word, make charts and graphs with Microsoft Excel, make presentations
with Microsoft PowerPoint, and send email with Microsoft Outlook. Microsoft Sharepoint is a
server tool included in Microsoft Office (2007, 2013). Microsoft Expression series was a web
development tool.
 Internet Explorer is a piece of software that lets people look at things online (known
as browsing) and download things from the Internet. In 2015, it was replaced by Microsoft
Edge.
 Microsoft also makes other programs for the Internet. Many of them are called Windows
Live services, with the name Windows Live put in front of the old name of the service, like
Windows Live Hotmail. After 2012, the Windows Live name was less used.
 Microsoft Bing is an internet search engine for finding things online. Bing Maps
shows maps.
 MS-DOS is the first existing operating system developed by Microsoft, used for primitive
computers and terminals.
 Minecraft and many other programs have been bought by Microsoft and developed
further.
Services[change | change source]
Although Microsoft is best known for its software products, the company also runs a number
of web services. They include:
 Outlook.com is a webmail service. When Microsoft created this service in 1996, it was

called Hotmail. It is used to send and receive email, manage a calendar of events and tasks,
and a list of contacts (such as phone numbers and email addresses).
 OneDrive is a file hosting service. It was started in 2007 and was called "SkyDrive" at the
time. Users can upload files to a web server and get them on a variety of devices, including
PCs and mobile devices.
 Skype is a VoIP and social media service. It was not created by Microsoft, but by a
company called Skype SARL, which was later bought out by Microsoft. The Skype program
or mobile app lets people make phone calls through the Internet to other Skype users for free
and, for a fee, landline phones.
 LinkedIn is a social networking service for people with professional jobs. Like Skype, it
was not created by Microsoft but by another company which Microsoft later bought. The site
lets people post information about their jobs and skills to help employers look for new people
to hire.
 MSN is a web portal where people can read news and get information about different
topics. It was created in 1995 and at one point its services were made under the brand name
of "Windows Live". MSN used to have an instant messaging service, MSN Messenger, but
that has since become part of Skype.
 Bing is a search engine similar to Google. It used to be under the MSN brand and was
later known as Live Search, but became its own service in 2009. Bing is known for the
different images that appear on the background of its home page.
Hardware[change | change source]
Microsoft has also made a wide variety of hardware over the years. Among them are computer
accessories like mice, keyboards, and webcams.
The company also makes and promotes a video game console, Xbox. It lets people play video
games on their televisions. The games were first stored on CDs, but many recent games are
downloaded from the Internet. There have been three generations of Xbox. The first generation
came out in 2001 and was just called Xbox, while the second, the Xbox 360, was released in
2005. The third and newest model is the Xbox One in May 2013. Beginning with the Xbox 360,
Microsoft introduced Xbox Live, which lets people play games online against other people
anywhere in the world. The Xbox has become very popular and more than 100 million units have
been sold worldwide. Because of this, Microsoft is considered one of the three big companies
that make video game consoles, along with Nintendo and Sony.
Most recently, Microsoft has also started to make its own PCs, called the Surface. The first
model was announced in 2012 and the Surface line now includes tablets that use
either ARM or Intel processors, two models of laptops called the Surface Book and Surface
Laptop, an all-in-one PC called the Surface Studio, and an interactive whiteboard, the Surface
Hub.
In 2014, Microsoft bought the mobile phone division of Nokia, a Finnish company, which then
became Microsoft Mobile. The sale included the Lumia family of smartphones, which use
Microsoft's own Windows Phone platform. From 2014 to 2016, Microsoft Mobile also
made feature phones with the Nokia brand. Then the feature phone business was sold to HMD
global, which continues to produce both feature phones and Android smartphones under license
from Nokia.

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