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Microsoft


Microsoft continues to ramp up efforts in the online search business to battle archrival Google's dominance.

The Redmond, Wash.-based company shocked the world when it announced a US$44.6 billion hostile bid to acquire company Yahoo in February. After several failed attempts to buy out the online search and advertising company, the software stalwart says it is "done" with the acquisition idea and has moved on.

In November, The Wall Street Journal reported that Microsoft was close to becoming Verizon Wireless' default search provider, a deal rumored to have been hijacked from Google.

Microsoft also recently revealed that it has hired Yahoo's search executive Sean Suchter as general manager of its Silicon Valley Search Technology Center.

Ranked 136th on the 2008 Fortune Global 500 list, the software giant was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates--a name that is synonymous with Microsoft--and Paul Allen.

This company is listed in Systems, Software infrastructure, Business applications, Networking & Communications, Security, Internet.



Financials
Fiscal year-end June FY08 FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04
Global revenue (US$millions) 60,420.0 51,122.0 44,282.0 39,788.0 —
Global full-year net income (US$millions) 17,681.0 14,065.0 12,599.0 12,254.0 —
Average year-on-year revenue growth over 4 years 14.98%
Average year-on-year net income growth over 4 years 13.39%
Percentage of revenue from Asia —

Operations
Founded 1975 USA
First Asian office —
Global employees 91,259
Global employees in Asia —
Asian economies: Total 10 China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

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