Microsoft Corporation

Definition

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company that develops, manufactures licenses supports and sells computer software (like Windows), consumer electronics (like Xbox), personal computers (like Surface), cloud computing services (like Azure) among others.

Analogy

Consider Microsoft Corporation as a large department store with various sections offering different kinds of goods - from clothing (software) to furniture (hardware) to food court (cloud services).

Related terms

Windows OS: The primary operating system developed by Microsoft for personal computers; it's like the main fashion line sold at our department store analogy.

Xbox: A popular video gaming brand created and owned by Microsoft, similar to the toy section in a department store.

Azure: A cloud computing service created by Microsoft for building, testing, deploying, and managing applications and services through Microsoft-managed data centers. It's like the food court where you can get different types of meals (services) depending on your needs.