Who is the CEO of Microsoft?

Microsoft’s launch of Office for iPad brought apps such as Word and PowerPoint to users across devices. Longtime Microsoft executive Satya Nadella was named CEO, succeeding Steve Ballmer to become only the third leader in the company’s 39-year history. The successor to the Xbox 360, Xbox One was the third home gaming console in the Xbox family.

Why did Bill Gates and Paul Allen start 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.

Why did Microsoft buy LinkedIn?

Microsoft’s $26.2-billion acquisition of LinkedIn aimed to grow the professional networking site and integrate it with Microsoft’s enterprise software, such as Office 365. Microsoft Research AI was formed, bringing together researchers and more than 5,000 computer scientists and engineers to expand the company’s artificial intelligence efforts.