Is Microsoft a government company?

In April 2019, Microsoft reached the trillion-dollar market cap, becoming the third U.S. public company to be valued at over $1 trillion after Apple and Amazon respectively….Microsoft.

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Building 92 on the Microsoft Redmond campus
Predecessor	Traf-O-Data
Founded	April 4, 1975 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.

Is Microsoft part of big tech?

The Tech Giants, from left to right: Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple, Meta (Facebook), and Microsoft.

Does Microsoft work with the government?

Federal, State, and Local U.S. Government agencies, as well as commercial companies, holding controlled unclassified information, criminal justice information, and export-controlled data will find that Microsoft 365 Government offers the most robust set of capabilities while meeting necessary regulatory controls.

Who makes Microsoft?

Inspired by the January cover of Popular Electronics magazine, friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen started Microsoft – sometimes Micro-Soft, for microprocessors and software – to develop software for the Altair 8800, an early personal computer.

What type of government regulations control Microsoft?

Microsoft technologies, products, and services are subject to US Export rules known as Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and enforced by U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).

What is Microsoft Federal?

Microsoft Federal brings the mission understanding, engineering expertise, and leading technology to drive outcomes in a new era of government.

Is Microsoft bad for the environment?

Microsoft has been carbon neutral across the world since 2012 and commits to being carbon negative by 2030. Our goal is to promote sustainable development and low-carbon business practices globally through our sustainable business practices and cloud-enabled technologies.