From a newsstand in Harvard Square to a storefront in Albuquerque, N.M., to a burger joint in Bellevue, Wash., and beyond, Microsoft’s rise, fall, and rebirth is one of the most colorful and tumultuous stories in business history.
But the next chapter is still unfolding.
That’s the context for a special year-long GeekWire project, launching this fall in advance of the 50th anniversary next year of the company’s April 1975 founding. We’ll be digging through the archives and talking with key figures, past and present, to better understand how Microsoft got here, and where it’s headed next.
This independent GeekWire editorial project is made possible with underwriting support from Accenture.
In addition to a series of stories on GeekWire, the Microsoft @ 50 project will include special episodes of the GeekWire Podcast, and a half-day conference in the first quarter of 2025. We’ll be announcing details for this event soon.
As a reporter who has covered Microsoft for more than 20 of those 50 years, I’m excited about the opportunity to revisit some of the biggest milestones and missteps in its history with fresh eyes, using historical context to shed new light on more recent developments inside the company and across the industry.
We’ll be launching the series in the coming weeks with a look at Microsoft’s roots in artificial intelligence, the pivotal decisions that brought the company to where it is today in AI, and what’s at stake in the years ahead.
Other installments will look closely at the past and future of the company’s biggest franchises, including Xbox and Windows. We’ll also be catching up with some of Microsoft’s best-known alumni to see where they are now.
Thanks for reading, stay tuned for details on the upcoming Microsoft @ 50 event, and check back in the coming weeks for the first story in this special series.
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