1975 - Microsoft is founded
Microsoft is formed by Bill Gates and Paul Allen
Microsoft was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Microsoft was founded quickly after the introduction of the first personal computer.
Microsoft was able to successfully promote and sale BASIC, which turned out to be the first personal computer language for the Micro Instrumentation
and Telemetry Systems (MITS) Altair.
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