Microsoft.com is the official website of Microsoft Corporation, a leading company that developed the most widely used and popular operating system in the world.
Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
It now venture into businesses and services in the internet through MSN.com, Windows Live Hotmail and Live.com.
Microsoft Download Center contains downloadable software for various Microsoft products such as Office, Xbox, Zune and Windows XP Service Pack 3.
Windows XP is currently the most widely used version of Microsoft Operating System worldwide.
Windows XP includes several versions such as Home Edition, Professional Edition, Media Center Edition, Tablet PC Edition and Professional X64 Edition.
Windows Vista is the latest version of the windows operating system and widely used in several laptops brands like Dell, Asus, Acer, HP, Lenovo, Sony and Toshiba.
An upcoming operating system and product developed by microsoft is the Windows 7 with release candidate 1 tested by Gizmodo in April 2009 and Office 2010.
Microsoft Windows Update is a web-based windows update and license detection of the Microsoft Corporation where Internet Explorer users will get an automatic detection of the version of user's Windows Operating system.
For issues about windows operating system, users could find the contents and articles that will help solve known problem and operating system issues on Microsoft Help and Support Center, Support Knowledge Base and Windows 98 Solution Center.
Microsoft office users can find the latest templates on the Office Templates Section which contains the latest top-quality templates.
Microsoft-based developers and researchers can find further research and development information at Microsoft Research BETA and Microsoft Developer Network.
Users could search microsoft related sites through Google Microsoft Search.
In March 2009, Microsoft and Sony VAIO launched a video series entitled: "Laptop Hunters".
In April 2009, Microsoft reported a 32 percent net income drop in its third fiscal quarter with major losses from online and client-based businesses.
The competitors includes Ubuntu.
