Ответ:

1. Who founded the Company?

2. When was Microsoft founded?

Microsoft was founded on April 4, 1975, by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque.

3. What does the company produce?

Microsoft is a multinational computer technology corporation.

4. What was the first Microsoft operating system that dominated the PC market?

Microsoft's first operating system, MDOS/MIDAS, was designed along many of the PDP-11 features, but for microprocessor based systems. MS-DOS, or PC DOS when supplied by IBM, was based originally on CP/M-80. Each of these machines had a small boot program in ROM which loaded the OS itself from disk.

5. How many Windows operating systems did Microsoft release?

Microsoft Windows has seen nine major versions since its first release in 1985. Over 29 years later, Windows looks very different but somehow familiar with elements that have survived the test of time, increases in computing power and – most recently – a shift from the keyboard and mouse to the touchscreen.

6. Is it a rich company?

Yes, it is a very rich company!

7. Does the Company dominate the PC market?

Yet, Microsoft Windows remains the dominant OS across the board, retaining a strong 73% of the desktop operating market share worldwide as of January 2024 according to Statcounter.