About Microsoft

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Every successful corporation has a responsibility to use its resources and influence to make a positive impact on the world and its people. Microsoft’s Global Citizenship Initiative is focused on mobilizing our resources across the company and around the world, to create opportunities in the communities where we do business, and to fulfill our commitment to serving the public good through innovative technologies and partnerships.

Microsoft Community Affairs provides training and tools that create the social and economic opportunities that can transform communities and help people realize their potential. Through our programs and our partnerships, Microsoft supports numerous projects and organizations around the world working to expand opportunities, and help improve digital inclusion, through technology access and training.

Microsoft’s Legal and Corporate Affairs Group works on the cutting edge of business and regulatory issues around the world. Our diverse and multi-disciplinary team of legal, business and corporate affairs professionals operates from 57 locations in 40 countries worldwide.


Our Values

As a company, and as individuals, we value integrity, honesty, openness, personal excellence, constructive self-criticism, continual self-improvement, and mutual respect. We are committed to our customers and partners and have a passion for technology. We take on big challenges, and pride ourselves on seeing them through. We hold ourselves accountable to our customers, shareholders, partners, and employees by honoring our commitments, providing results, and striving for the highest quality.


Microsoft in the News (For Journalists)

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MacBU upgrades Entourage and delivers new ways to collaborate with PC and Mac colleagues.
Posted on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:01:00 GMT    

Driven by record sales at retail along with an 84 percent jump in online consumer spending; global install base lead over PlayStation 3 expands to more than 8 million units.
Posted on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:25:00 GMT    

Awards celebrate 12th year of recognizing technology innovation for healthcare.
Posted on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:00:00 GMT    

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer and Microsoft President of Entertainment & Devices Robbie Bach to deliver keynote address on Wednesday, Jan. 7.
Posted on Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:00:00 GMT    

Sentencing marks the culmination of a global investigation and demonstrates concrete action by the Chinese government to protect intellectual property rights.
Posted on Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT