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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1,571)

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

Nokia Lumia → acquiredBy → Microsoft ⓘ

Stephen Elop → employer → Microsoft ⓘ

Minecraft → owner → Microsoft ⓘ

Minecraft → acquiredBy → Microsoft ⓘ

Minecraft Realms → ownedBy → Microsoft ⓘ

Minecraft Marketplace → ownedBy → Microsoft ⓘ

SQL Server Data Tools → developedBy → Microsoft ⓘ

Express Edition → developer → Microsoft ⓘ

Express Edition → publisher → Microsoft ⓘ

OLE DB → developer → Microsoft ⓘ

Microsoft Mobile → parentCompany → Microsoft ⓘ

Microsoft Mobile → foundedBy → Microsoft ⓘ

Kirkland, Washington, United States → majorEmployer → Microsoft ⓘ

Foxconn → majorClient → Microsoft ⓘ

LLVM → usedBy → Microsoft ⓘ

Microsoft 365 E3 → developedBy → Microsoft ⓘ

Herzliya → hasCompanyPresence → Microsoft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Microsoft (R&D center)

Microsoft 365 F3 → developer → Microsoft ⓘ

Quake franchise (via id Software) → owner → Microsoft ⓘ

subject surface form: Quake franchise

Quake franchise (via id Software) → acquiredBy → Microsoft ⓘ

subject surface form: Quake franchise

Bethesda Softworks → parentOrganization → Microsoft ⓘ

Bethesda Softworks → ownedBy → Microsoft ⓘ

Bethesda Softworks → acquiredBy → Microsoft ⓘ

Microsoft Theater → sponsoredBy → Microsoft ⓘ

ZeniMax Online Studios → parentCompany → Microsoft ⓘ

SQL Server Integration Services → developer → Microsoft ⓘ

SQL Server Profiler → developedBy → Microsoft ⓘ

Fallout (video game series) → parentCompany → Microsoft ⓘ

Ryan Roslansky → affiliation → Microsoft ⓘ

Ryan Roslansky → reportsTo → Microsoft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Microsoft Corporation

United States technology sector → majorCompany → Microsoft ⓘ

Philippe Starck → designedForBrand → Microsoft ⓘ

Microsoft 365 E5 → developer → Microsoft ⓘ

Windows 32-bit → developedBy → Microsoft ⓘ

Washington, United States → hostsCompanyHeadquarters → Microsoft ⓘ

subject surface form: Washington (state)

Bing Maps → developer → Microsoft ⓘ

Bing Maps → ownedBy → Microsoft ⓘ

Bing Maps → operatedBy → Microsoft ⓘ

OpenJDK → contributor → Microsoft ⓘ

Vulcan Inc. → coFounderOfFounder → Microsoft ⓘ

Octopus (yacht) → coFounderOf → Microsoft ⓘ

subject surface form: Paul Allen

Léon Bottou → workInstitution → Microsoft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Microsoft Research

MS → notToBeConfusedWith → Microsoft ⓘ

this entity surface form: MS (Microsoft)

Xandr → parentCompany → Microsoft ⓘ

Xandr → acquiredBy → Microsoft ⓘ

Xandr → ownedBy → Microsoft ⓘ

Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit → developer → Microsoft ⓘ

Melinda → employer → Microsoft ⓘ

subject surface form: Melinda French Gates

Penny Pritzker → boardMemberOf → Microsoft ⓘ

Microsoft Research Cambridge → parentOrganization → Microsoft ⓘ