15 Things you didn’t know about Microsoft
Over the years Microsoft has built an undisputed dominance over all the other computer industries, and revolutionized the way people saw computers. Here are the 15 things you didn’t know about Microsoft!
The path was not easy at all, but the two friends and founders of Microsoft, Bill Gates and Paul Allen, managed to create an empire worth billions.
The company brought us some amazing products that we’ve used and enjoyed for years, products such as Windows XP and of course Microsoft Office.
In the last years Microsoft concentrated its attention on a different area, an area of gaming, and brought to us the notorious competitor of Playstation, the Xbox.
Please enjoy these fun facts, about a company that managed to change the way we interact with a computer! These are the 15 things you didn’t know about Microsoft!
1. The Microsoft sound was composed by Brian Eno
The pioneering musician Brian Eno was the man behind the short start up tune, that we are all familiar with.
2. M&M has a special place in Microsoft tradition
Like any other company that has its traditions, at Microsoft there is no anniversary without M&Ms.
3. Microsoft has an enormous art collection
They say that art in a workplace is a necessity because it reduces the stress, and make people more productive. They have more than 5,000 contemporary art pieces that includes pictures, paintings and sculptures.
4. Microsoft has some odd questions for your job interview
One of the strangest one is “why is a manhole cover round?”. They do this not to make you look stupid, but to see how do you manage to solve a simple problem, and if you can think creatively.
5. They hold over 10,000 patents
Microsoft is on top 5 patent owners in the U.S. and they come up with approximately 3,000 patents every year.
6. In 1977 Bill Gates was arrested
He managed to do that by running a red light and driving without a license. Watch out, we have a bad ass over here!
7. Bill Gates was a dropout
Although he dropped school, in an interview for Forbes, he said that he didn’t dropped Harvard, he left to found Microsoft. Now this is a man that know what he wants in life!
8. The company made its first $1 million in four years
In the first year the total revenue was $16,000, and four years later they managed to make their first million.
9. Jim Allchin the developer of Windows Vista is a Mac fan
He once said: “I would buy a Mac today if I was not working at Microsoft!”. I don’t think that Microsoft took that very well.
10. Bill Gates became a billionaire at the age of 31
He managed to do that at a very early age, and by 1999, he was the first American with over $100 billion in assets.
11. Microsoft acquired a lot of companies
In its 34 years history, Microsoft acquired nearly 150 companies including Hotmail and Nokia.
12. Bill Gates is a knight
The Queen of England honored him with this title in 2005, for his outstanding career and for his many generous donations.
13. Microsoft paid a lot of cash for Skype
Their biggest acquisition is without a doubt Skype. They paid $8.5 billion for it. Now imagine how much money they make, if they afforded to spend that kind of cash, and not go bankrupt.
14. Bill Gates signed a “Giving Pledge”
Alongside Warren Buffet and Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates signed a “Giving Pledge” promising to donated half of their money to charity.
15. Bill Gates was assigned to create the school’s computer program
Of course, he made a code that he would be put in classes with all the interesting girls. Because why now?
This concludes our today’s article about 15 things you didn’t know about Microsoft, and we hope you enjoyed it!
So,what is the first thing you do when you’ll get your first $1 million?
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