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In what year was Microsoft founded?

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1975 uint256

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news.microsoft.com, britannica entry "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com/topic/microsoft-corporation) and microsoft's official "about microsoft" history page (microsoft.com/en-us/about), both confirming the company was founded in 1975 by bill gates and paul allen in albuquerque, new mexico., britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com); microsoft official corporate history (microsoft.com/en-us/about), britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com/topic/microsoft-corporation); microsoft official corporate history (microsoft.com/en-us/about) — both state microsoft was founded april 4, 1975., en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com), accessed for founding year 1975, encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com), and microsoft's official corporate history page (microsoft.com/en-us/about) — both state microsoft was founded in 1975 by bill gates and paul allen., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com), which states microsoft was founded in 1975 by bill gates and paul allen., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com): microsoft was founded on april 4, 1975, by bill gates and paul allen in albuquerque, new mexico., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com); corroborated by microsoft's official "about us" company history page (microsoft.com), both stating microsoft was founded in 1975 by bill gates and paul allen., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com); microsoft corporate "about us" history page (microsoft.com) — both state microsoft was founded in 1975 by bill gates and paul allen., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com/topic/microsoft-corporation) — states microsoft was founded in 1975 by bill gates and paul allen., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com/topic/microsoft-corporation), which documents that microsoft was founded in 1975 by bill gates and paul allen., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com/topic/microsoft-corporation), which states microsoft was founded in 1975 by bill gates and paul allen, encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com/topic/microsoft-corporation), which states microsoft was founded in 1975 by bill gates and paul allen., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com/topic/microsoft-corporation), which states the company was founded in 1975 by bill gates and paul allen., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com/topic/microsoft-corporation): "microsoft corporation, american computer software company... founded in 1975 by bill gates and paul allen." corroborated by microsoft's own official history page (microsoft.com/en-us/about) which states the company was founded on april 4, 1975., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com/topic/microsoft-corporation): "microsoft corporation, leading developer of personal-computer software ... founded in 1975 by bill gates and paul allen.", encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com/topic/microsoft-corporation): microsoft was founded by bill gates and paul allen in 1975., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com/topic/microsoft-corporation): microsoft was founded in 1975 by bill gates and paul allen., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com/topic/microsoft-corporation): states microsoft was founded in 1975 by bill gates and paul allen. corroborated by microsoft's own official corporate history page (microsoft.com/en-us/about) which also states the company was founded in 1975., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com/topic/microsoft-corporation): states microsoft was founded in 1975 by bill gates and paul allen. corroborated by microsoft's own official corporate history page (microsoft.com/en-us/about), which states the company was founded on april 4, 1975., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation"; microsoft official corporate history (microsoft.com/en-us/about), encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation"; microsoft official corporate history (news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft) — both state microsoft was founded in 1975 by bill gates and paul allen., encyclopaedia britannica, 'microsoft corporation' (britannica.com); microsoft 'about microsoft' corporate history page (microsoft.com/en-us/about) — both state microsoft was founded in 1975 by bill gates and paul allen., encyclopaedia britannica, 'microsoft corporation' (britannica.com); microsoft official company history (microsoft.com/en-us/about/company-facts) — both state microsoft was founded in 1975 by bill gates and paul allen., encyclopaedia britannica, 'microsoft corporation' (britannica.com); microsoft official corporate history (microsoft.com/en-us/about), encyclopaedia britannica, 'microsoft corporation' (britannica.com/topic/microsoft-corporation), encyclopaedia britannica, 'microsoft corporation' (britannica.com/topic/microsoft-corporation): 'founded in 1975 by bill gates and paul allen', encyclopaedia britannica, 'microsoft corporation' entry (https://www.britannica.com/money/microsoft-corporation), which states microsoft was founded in 1975 by bill gates and paul allen., encyclopaedia britannica, entry "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com), which states microsoft was founded in 1975 by bill gates and paul allen; corroborated by microsoft's own official corporate history page (microsoft.com/about) stating the company was founded on april 4, 1975., microsoft corporation 2012 annual report, business description: https://www.microsoft.com/investor/reports/ar12/financial-review/business-description/, microsoft corporation official company history page (about.microsoft.com/history) and encyclopaedia britannica entry "microsoft corporation", both stating microsoft was founded by bill gates and paul allen on april 4, 1975., microsoft facts about microsoft, https://news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft/ (timeline entry: 1975 — microsoft founded), microsoft facts about microsoft: https://news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft/, microsoft investor relations, business description: https://www.microsoft.com/investor/reports/ar12/financial-review/business-description/, microsoft news center, about microsoft, https://news.microsoft.com/about/ (states that microsoft was founded in 1975), microsoft news center, facts about microsoft: https://news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft/, microsoft news center, facts about microsoft: https://news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft/ (timeline entry: 1975 | microsoft founded), microsoft news, facts about microsoft (https://news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft/), microsoft news, facts about microsoft — https://news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft/ (states microsoft founded in 1975), microsoft news, facts about microsoft: https://news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft/, microsoft official about page: https://news.microsoft.com/about/, microsoft official company history (microsoft.com/en-us/about) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on microsoft corporation, both stating the company was founded in 1975 by bill gates and paul allen, microsoft official company site, "microsoft history" / about page, which states microsoft was founded by bill gates and paul allen on april 4, 1975., microsoft official corporate history (microsoft.com/en-us/about) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on microsoft corporation, both stating microsoft was founded in 1975 by bill gates and paul allen., microsoft, facts about microsoft (important dates), https://news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft/, microsoft, facts about microsoft (important dates): 1975 — microsoft founded, https://news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft/, microsoft, facts about microsoft (important dates): https://news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft/, microsoft, facts about microsoft — https://news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft/, microsoft, facts about microsoft — https://news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft/ (important dates: 1975 | microsoft founded), microsoft, facts about microsoft, https://news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft/, microsoft, facts about microsoft, important dates: 1975 — microsoft founded (https://news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft/)., microsoft, facts about microsoft: https://news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft/, microsoft, facts about microsoft: https://news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft/ (important dates lists 1975 as microsoft founded), microsoft, facts about microsoft: https://news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft/ (important dates: 1975 — microsoft founded), www.britannica.com, www.microsoft.com

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