As Microsoft prepares to mark its 50th anniversary, company veterans are reflecting on the pivotal role of the late Paul ...

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When Satya Nadella entered Microsoft’s C-suite in 2014, the company wasn’t one of the tech darlings dazzling Wall Street.

Founded in 1986 and staffed by a team of six, the Microsoft Archives preserve nearly 135,000 physical artifacts, 170,000 ...

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer at Town Hall Seattle during GeekWire’s Microsoft@50 special event on March 20, 2025. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) On this special episode of the GeekWire ...

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San Francisco - Microsoft was shaped by Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Steve Ballmer and Satya Nadella. Friends since childhood in Seattle, Gates and Allen founded Microsoft in 1975 with a stated goal of ...

I have great pride, and great joy, that the thing that we built has continued to flourish,” former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says in advance of the 50th anniversary.

All the Microsoft CEOs, in the company's 50-year history, have one trait in common. If you want to be an effective leader, curiosity is key.