In many ways, the Microsoft empire was built on MS-DOS. The company got its start selling tools for programmers, but its big break came in 1980 when it licensed MS-DOS to IBM for use in the ...

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Microsoft, the tech powerhouse once maligned as the "evil empire," is engaged in a radical shift, taking on the mantle of corporate responsibility and civic leadership. While its actions ring of ...

Microsoft, An Empire Under Siege, Makes Its Next Moves : All Tech Considered This week, Microsoft will roll out the largest upgrade of its Windows software in more than a decade.