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Routinely ranked as one of the world’s most valuable companies by market capitalization, the software giant makes the popular Windows PC operating system and the Microsoft 365 suite of business productivity software. It also runs the Microsoft Azure cloud computing service, and owns the Xbox gaming platform, the code repository GitHub, and the professional social network LinkedIn. Cofounded by Bill Gates in 1975, Microsoft operates data centers around the globe to support its cloud computin...| Fortune