Microsoft

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Cloud computing company Multinational technology company Public company Software company

Microsoft is a multinational technology company best known for its Windows operating system, Office productivity suite, and Azure cloud computing platform.

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All labels observed (21)

Label	Occurrences
Microsoft canonical	1,506
Microsoft Corporation	36
Microsoft Office	6
Microsoft Research	5
MSFT	2
Azure	1
Azure cloud computing platform	1
Bing	1
MS (Microsoft)	1
Media Foundation	1
Microsoft (R&D center)	1
Microsoft (past)	1
Microsoft Devices	1
Microsoft Devices organization	1
Microsoft Gaming	1
Microsoft Research Redmond	1
Microsoft UK	1
Microsoft software ecosystem	1
Microsoft utility suites	1
Windows Developer Platform team at Microsoft	1
Xbox	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4878 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Microsoft
Context triple: [Bill and Melinda Gates, associatedWith, Microsoft]

A. IBM
IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company known for its pioneering work in computer hardware, software, and enterprise services.
B. Google
Google is a multinational technology company best known for its search engine and wide range of internet-related products and services, including Android, YouTube, and cloud computing.
C. Tymshare
Tymshare was an influential American time-sharing and computer services company active in the 1960s–1980s that helped pioneer remote computing and software services for businesses.
D. General Motors
General Motors is a major American multinational automotive manufacturer known for brands such as Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, and Buick.
E. Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is a major American automobile manufacturer, founded by Henry Ford, known for pioneering assembly-line mass production and producing iconic vehicles like the Model T and F-Series trucks.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Microsoft
Target entity description: Microsoft is a multinational technology company best known for its Windows operating system, Office productivity suite, and Azure cloud computing platform.

A. IBM
IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company known for its pioneering work in computer hardware, software, and enterprise services.
B. Google
Google is a multinational technology company best known for its search engine and wide range of internet-related products and services, including Android, YouTube, and cloud computing.
C. Tymshare
Tymshare was an influential American time-sharing and computer services company active in the 1960s–1980s that helped pioneer remote computing and software services for businesses.
D. General Motors
General Motors is a major American multinational automotive manufacturer known for brands such as Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, and Buick.
E. Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is a major American automobile manufacturer, founded by Henry Ford, known for pioneering assembly-line mass production and producing iconic vehicles like the Model T and F-Series trucks.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cloud computing company ⓘ Multinational technology company ⓘ Public company ⓘ Software company ⓘ
acquired	Activision Blizzard ⓘ GitHub ⓘ LinkedIn ⓘ Mojang Studios ⓘ Nokia Devices and Services business ⓘ Skype ⓘ ZeniMax Media ⓘ
businessModel	Advertising ⓘ Cloud services subscriptions ⓘ Hardware sales ⓘ Licensing software ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
developed	.NET Framework ⓘ Microsoft self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bing C# programming language ⓘ Edge ⓘ Internet Explorer ⓘ MS-DOS ⓘ SQL Server ⓘ TypeScript programming language ⓘ Windows ⓘ surface form: Windows operating system
fiscalYearEnd	June 30 ⓘ
foundedIn	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States ⓘ
foundedOn	1975-04-04 ⓘ
founder	Bill Gates ⓘ Paul Allen ⓘ
headquarteredIn	Redmond, Washington, United States ⓘ
industry	Cloud computing ⓘ Computer hardware ⓘ Consumer electronics ⓘ Software ⓘ Video games ⓘ
keyPerson	Bill Gates ⓘ Satya Nadella ⓘ
marketPosition	One of the largest technology companies in the world ⓘ
notableFor	Microsoft self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Azure cloud computing platform Office productivity suite ⓘ Windows ⓘ surface form: Windows operating system
product	Microsoft self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Azure Dynamics 365 ⓘ GitHub ⓘ LinkedIn ⓘ Microsoft 365 ⓘ Microsoft self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Microsoft Office OneDrive ⓘ Microsoft 365 ⓘ surface form: Outlook Power BI ⓘ SharePoint ⓘ Surface ⓘ Teams ⓘ Visual Studio ⓘ Windows ⓘ Windows ⓘ surface form: Windows 10 Windows ⓘ surface form: Windows 11 Microsoft self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Xbox
roleOfBillGates	Co-founder ⓘ
roleOfSatyaNadella	Chief Executive Officer ⓘ
stockExchangeListing	NASDAQ ⓘ
tickerSymbol	Microsoft self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: MSFT

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Microsoft MakeCode → developer → Microsoft ⓘ

USB Implementers Forum → foundedBy → Microsoft ⓘ

USB Implementers Forum → hasMember → Microsoft ⓘ

PowerPC → usedBy → Microsoft ⓘ

Activision Blizzard → parentCompany → Microsoft ⓘ

Activision Blizzard → acquiredBy → Microsoft ⓘ

ZeniMax Media → parentOrganization → Microsoft ⓘ

ZeniMax Media → acquiredBy → Microsoft ⓘ

edX → hasNotablePartner → Microsoft ⓘ

Expedia Group → foundedBy → Microsoft ⓘ

Microsoft 365 → developer → Microsoft ⓘ

SharePoint → developer → Microsoft ⓘ

SharePoint → ownedBy → Microsoft ⓘ

SharePoint → operatedBy → Microsoft ⓘ

SharePoint → integratesWith → Microsoft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Microsoft Office

MS-DOS → developer → Microsoft ⓘ

MS-DOS → creator → Microsoft ⓘ

Edge → developer → Microsoft ⓘ

subject surface form: Microsoft Edge

Edge → publisher → Microsoft ⓘ

subject surface form: Microsoft Edge

SQL Server → developer → Microsoft ⓘ

SQL Server → owner → Microsoft ⓘ

Skype → developer → Microsoft ⓘ

Skype → ownedBy → Microsoft ⓘ

Skype → parentCompany → Microsoft ⓘ

Skype → acquiredBy → Microsoft ⓘ

Nokia Devices and Services business → acquiredBy → Microsoft ⓘ

Nokia Devices and Services business → acquiringCompany → Microsoft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Microsoft Corporation

Mojang Studios → parentCompany → Microsoft ⓘ

Mojang Studios → acquiredBy → Microsoft ⓘ

Estate of Paul Allen → associatedWith → Microsoft ⓘ

Gates family → associatedOrganization → Microsoft ⓘ

Netscape Communications Corporation → competitor → Microsoft ⓘ

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States → isBirthplaceOf → Microsoft ⓘ

Melinda French Gates → employer → Microsoft ⓘ

Seattle metropolitan area → hasMajorEmployer → Microsoft ⓘ

Rust → notableUser → Microsoft ⓘ

Leslie Lamport → employer → Microsoft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Microsoft Research

Washington → hasMajorCompanyHeadquarters → Microsoft ⓘ

Reed Hastings → boardMemberOf → Microsoft ⓘ

RC4 stream cipher → deprecatedBy → Microsoft ⓘ

subject surface form: RC4

Bill Gates → coFounded → Microsoft ⓘ

Bill Gates → employer → Microsoft ⓘ

Bill Gates → notableWork → Microsoft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Microsoft Office

Paul Allen → coFounded → Microsoft ⓘ

Paul Allen → leftOrganization → Microsoft ⓘ

Paul Allen → employer → Microsoft ⓘ

Reading → hostsCompanyOffices → Microsoft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Microsoft UK

Teredo → developedBy → Microsoft ⓘ

sRGB → introducedBy → Microsoft ⓘ

Bellevue, Washington, United States → hasMajorEmployer → Microsoft ⓘ

subject surface form: Bellevue, Washington

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