The History and Size of Microsoft | ColdFusion

Microsoft has become one of the largest and well known companies on the planet, but how did they start, what s their story and just how big are they today? In this video we ll take a look. #Microsoft #History #Size Garry Kildall story: https://youtu.be/sDIK-C6dGks Correction, it was a mistake to refer to the PDP-8 and those other computers in the 1960s as "microcomputers", these were mini-computers. Microcomputers were only possible after Intel s introduction of the CPU in 1973. Sorry about that. New Thinking Book: http://bit.ly/NewThinkingbook New Thinking on Google Play: http://bit.ly/NewThinkingGooglePlay Subscribe here: https://goo.gl/9FS8uF Check out the previous episode: Become a Patron!: https://www.patreon.com/ColdFusion_TV CF Bitcoin address: 13SjyCXPB9o3iN4LitYQ2wYKeqYTShPub8 Hi, welcome to ColdFusion (formerly known as ColdfusTion). Experience the cutting edge of the world around us in a fun relaxed atmosphere. Script by Fil Zivko - read more at https://http://www.evolutio.xyz Sources: [1] - https://www.statista.com/statistics/263264/top-companies-in-the-world-by-market-value/ [2] - https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/#231806ad251c [3] - https://www.gatesfoundation.org/media-center/speeches/2005/09/bill-gates-lakeside-school [4] - https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/29/what-microsoft-billionaire-bill-gates-was-doing-at-20-years-old.html [5] - https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/29/business/yourmoney/the-microsoft-millionaires-come-of-age.html [6] - https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2010/09/bill-gates-staring-back-at-you-from-outlook-2010/ [7] - https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBAU837AU837&ei=B1mDXNmqCJa6rQH-2YKQDQ&q=microsoft+stock+price&oq=microsoft+stock+price&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0l10.3573.5725..5805...2.0..0.213.2285.0j9j3....3..0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71j35i39j0i10j0i22i30.BqitUoqIwZ8 [8] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5zeJyQ31rM [9] - https://www.cio.com/article/2989667/history-of-apple-and-microsoft-4-decades-of-peaks-and-valleys.html [10] - https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/29/steve-jobs-and-bill-gates-what-happened-when-microsoft-saved-apple.html [11] - https://www.gatesfoundation.org/Who-We-Are/General-Information/History [12] - https://www.thestreet.com/slideshow/14209806/1/microsoft-gets-rebooted-under-ceo-satya-nadella-here-are-his-6-biggest-achievements.html [13] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Microsoft [14] - https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/8/18255934/windows-10-800-million-devices-microsoft-billion-goal [15] - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Investor/earnings/FY-2018-Q4/press-release-webcast [16] - https://www.canalys.com/newsroom/cloud-market-share-q4-2018-and-full-year-2018 [17] - https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets/020316/top-5-companies-owned-microsoft-msft.asp [18] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_SXtJf2oz4&t=313s [19] - https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/29/what-microsoft-billionaire-bill-gates-was-doing-at-20-years-old.html [20] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft_Corp.#Settlement [21] - https://moneyinc.com/20-things-never-knew-microsoft/ [22] - https://visual.ly/community/infographic/business/just-how-big-microsoft [23] - https://www.statista.com/statistics/218089/global-market-share-of-windows-7/ [24] - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/annualreports/ar2018/annualreport [25] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_wealth [26] - https://www.goalcast.com/2017/12/07/27-bill-gates-quotes/ //Soundtrack// **coming soon** » ColdFusion Book "New Thinking" | https://newthinkingbook.squarespace.com/about/ » Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/ColdFusionTV » My music | http://burnwater.bandcamp.com or » http://www.soundcloud.com/burnwater » https://www.patreon.com/ColdFusion_TV » Collection of music used in videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOrJJKW31OA Producer: Dagogo Altraide » Twitter | @ColdFusion_TV » Insta | coldfusiontv