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In what year did Microsoft hold its initial public offering?

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1986 uint256

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, britannica (britannica.com, entry "microsoft corporation") and microsoft corporate history materials, both stating the ipo occurred on march 13, 1986., britannica (britannica.com, entry on microsoft corporation): microsoft held its initial public offering on march 13, 1986, on the nasdaq stock market., britannica (britannica.com/money/microsoft) and microsoft's own corporate history materials state microsoft held its initial public offering on march 13, 1986., britannica entry on microsoft corporation states microsoft went public on march 13, 1986, with its ipo on the nasdaq exchange., britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com): states microsoft went public in an initial public offering on march 13, 1986., britannica, "microsoft corporation" entry, and microsoft corporate history: microsoft's initial public offering took place on march 13, 1986., britannica, "microsoft corporation": microsoft went public on march 13, 1986., en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica entry on microsoft corporation states microsoft held its initial public offering (ipo) on march 13, 1986., encyclopaedia britannica entry on microsoft corporation states microsoft went public (ipo) on march 13, 1986., encyclopaedia britannica entry on microsoft corporation, which states microsoft went public on march 13, 1986; corroborated by microsoft's own investor-relations history page citing the same date., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com) — states microsoft held its initial public offering on march 13, 1986, encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com), and microsoft investor relations company history — both state microsoft's ipo occurred on march 13, 1986., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com), which states microsoft's initial public offering occurred on march 13, 1986., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com/topic/microsoft-corporation) — states microsoft held its initial public offering on march 13, 1986., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" (britannica.com/topic/microsoft-corporation), which states microsoft went public on march 13, 1986., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" (history section): microsoft's ipo occurred on march 13, 1986., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" entry (britannica.com), corroborated by microsoft's official corporate history page (microsoft.com/about); both state microsoft's ipo occurred in 1986., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" entry (britannica.com/topic/microsoft-corporation), and microsoft's corporate history page, both stating microsoft held its ipo on march 13, 1986., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" entry, states microsoft went public on march 13, 1986, at $21 per share., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" entry, states microsoft went public on march 13, 1986., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" entry, states microsoft went public on march 13, 1986. this is corroborated by microsoft's own investor relations history and standard financial news archives (e.g. the new york times coverage from march 1986) reporting the same date., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" entry, states microsoft went public on march 13, 1986; corroborated by microsoft's own investor relations history page, which lists the ipo date as march 13, 1986., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation" entry, which states microsoft went public on march 13, 1986., encyclopaedia britannica, "microsoft corporation": microsoft held its initial public offering (ipo) on march 13, 1986., encyclopaedia britannica, 'microsoft corporation' (britannica.com) and microsoft's official corporate history, both state microsoft went public on march 13, 1986., encyclopaedia britannica, 'microsoft corporation' (britannica.com/topic/microsoft-corporation): states microsoft went public on march 13, 1986. corroborated by microsoft's own corporate history materials describing the march 13, 1986 ipo on nasdaq at $21 per share., encyclopaedia britannica, entry "microsoft corporation" — states microsoft's initial public offering occurred on march 13, 1986., encyclopaedia britannica, entry "microsoft corporation": microsoft held its initial public offering (ipo) on march 13, 1986, on the nasdaq exchange., encyclopaedia britannica, entry on microsoft corporation, states that microsoft went public on march 13, 1986., encyclopaedia britannica, entry on microsoft corporation: microsoft held its initial public offering (ipo) on march 13, 1986, on the nasdaq stock exchange., encyclopaedia britannica, entry on microsoft corporation: microsoft went public on march 13, 1986., encyclopaedia britannica, entry on microsoft corporation: states microsoft went public on march 13, 1986. corroborated by nasdaq's own historical account of microsoft's listing (msft began trading on nasdaq on march 13, 1986)., learn.microsoft.com, microsoft corporate history (microsoft.com/en-us/about) and encyclopaedia britannica, microsoft corporation entry: microsoft's initial public offering occurred on march 13, 1986., microsoft corporate history (microsoft.com/investor) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on microsoft corporation, both stating microsoft's initial public offering took place on march 13, 1986., microsoft corporation ipo history as documented by nasdaq (nasdaq.com) and britannica (britannica.com), corroborated by microsoft's own corporate history materials: microsoft's ipo occurred on march 13, 1986., microsoft investor relations faq (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/faq); microsoft about page (https://news.microsoft.com/about/), microsoft investor relations faq — https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/faq, microsoft investor relations faq, https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/faq, microsoft investor relations faq, https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/faq (ipo date: march 13, 1986), microsoft investor relations faq, https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/faq (microsoft states the ipo was march 13, 1986)., microsoft investor relations faq, https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/faq (states ipo date march 13, 1986), microsoft investor relations faq: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/faq, microsoft investor relations faq: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/faq (states microsoft's ipo was on march 13, 1986), microsoft investor relations faq: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/faq (states the ipo was march 13, 1986), microsoft investor relations, faqs: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/faq, microsoft investor relations, frequently asked questions (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/faq), microsoft investor relations, frequently asked questions, microsoft stock, question about the ipo offering price: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/faq. the answer dates the ipo to march 13, 1986., microsoft investor relations, frequently asked questions: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/faq, microsoft investor relations, frequently asked questions: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/faq (states the ipo was march 13, 1986), microsoft investor relations, https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/faq (ipo faq states march 13, 1986)., microsoft learn, the history of microsoft - 1986: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/shows/history/history-of-microsoft-1986, microsoft official company history (microsoft.com) and encyclopaedia britannica's microsoft corporation entry, both stating microsoft's ipo occurred on march 13, 1986, reputable public reference sources (encyclopaedia britannica, official government/organization records, baseball-reference/mlb, and primary project documentation)., wikipedia, microsoft article (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/microsoft): moved to redmond feb 26, 1986 and went public on nasdaq on march 13 (1986), wikipedia, microsoft article (ipo on nasdaq on march 13, 1986); consistent with britannica, www.goldmansachs.com, www.microsoft.com, www.nasdaq.com

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