Company record
Microsoft
Not recorded: headquarters.
Cited research
About Microsoft
From the research on the Microsoft brand record · Technology company
Microsoft Corporation is an American technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded it in 1975 to market BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800; its products include the Windows operating systems, Microsoft 365, Surface computers, Xbox consoles and the Azure cloud platform.
Microsoft uses a corporate identity that combines a wordmark with a four-square symbol. Its company mark is separate from the individual Windows, Xbox and other product identities. [1] [2]
- 1975-04-04 Bill Gates and Paul Allen established Microsoft. Allen suggested the name “Micro-Soft”, short for microcomputer software. [2]
Sources (2)
- Microsoft Unveils a New Look ↗ · Microsoft, 2012-08-23 · accessed 2026-09-08
- Microsoft ↗ · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
Compiled 2026-09-25 by AI-assisted source review. An editor has not yet independently confirmed these sources. Logo milestones are listed on the brand page.
Brand records
Filed under Microsoft
Microsoft has 2 brand records in this archive, including the Microsoft record itself. All offer downloadable files (AI 2 · PNG 2); each brand page names the source and usage conditions of every file. Recorded industry: Software & SaaS (2). The Microsoft record keeps 25 logo versions, listed below with their archive labels.
Recorded domains
Websites
linkedin.comBrand record · LinkedIn
microsoft.comBrand record · MicrosoftArchive records
Microsoft logo records
2021 · Microsoft WindowsArchive labelListed current
2020 · Microsoft WindowsArchive labelEarlier record
2015 · Microsoft WindowsArchive labelEarlier record
2013 · Microsoft WindowsArchive labelEarlier record
2012 · Microsoft WindowsArchive labelEarlier record
2012Archive labelListed current
2011Archive labelEarlier record
2009 · Microsoft WindowsArchive labelEarlier record
2006 · Microsoft WindowsArchive labelEarlier record
2001 · Microsoft WindowsArchive labelEarlier record
2000 · Microsoft WindowsArchive labelEarlier record
2000–2010 · Microsoft WindowsArchive labelEarlier record
1998 · Microsoft WindowsArchive labelEarlier record
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1995 · Microsoft WindowsArchive labelEarlier record
1994 · Microsoft WindowsArchive labelEarlier record
1993 · Microsoft WindowsArchive labelEarlier record
1992 · Microsoft WindowsArchive labelEarlier record
1990 · Microsoft WindowsArchive labelEarlier record
1987Archive labelEarlier record
1985 · Microsoft WindowsArchive labelEarlier record
1982Archive labelEarlier record
1980Archive labelEarlier record
1975Archive labelEarlier record
1972Archive labelEarlier recordRecords for the Microsoft brand. Years are archive labels; the brand page carries any cited history.
Evidence
Sources
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