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Microsoft Corporation

the world’s leading software company, started in 1975 by
Paul Allen and Bill Gates when they developed operating software for the Altair,
a home computer used mainly by hobbyists. The software pioneers were
approached in 1981 to design an operating system for the IBM Personal Computer,
and history was made with the introduction of Microsoft DOS. Today
Microsoft develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of soft-ware
products for a multitude of computing devices. In a widely publicized
antitrust lawsuit, the US Justice Department has ruled that the corporation is a
monopoly and has ordered a breakup of the company. Microsoft has vowed to
fight the ruling stating that to divide would hurt the company, the consumers
that rely on their products, and the US economy. Many await the final disposition
of the case.