5 Facts About Microsoft

(1) Microsoft Once Invested In Apple

In 1997, Steve Jobs was back on top at Apple, but the company was in major financial trouble. It was a moment that required a big financial help.

Interaction between the Apple and Microsoft begun, Microsoft to in Apple. So the deal was struck. Microsoft invested $150 million in Apple stock. The companies agreed to settle all outstanding litigation and cross-license patents, while making Microsoft Office available for the Macintosh, and making the Internet Explorer the default browser - but not the only one- on the Mac.

(2) Microsoft Offers Free Drink To Their Staff

As we all know that, Google is well-known for having a free-for-all ethos in terms of providing food, drinks, and other things for their staff. Although Microsoft does not quite reach the same standards when it comes to feeding their staff, they serve over 37,000 people each day at their 35 cafeterias. They also offer free drinks to all their staff. At their corporate campus, more than 20 million gratis beverages are drinking annually. Microsoft also provides free candies to its employees. This ideaThis arrived at the Microsoft campus via a shuttle bus.

(3) Microsoft Has A Large Art-Collection

Microsoft believes that art in the workplace can reduce stress, create a pleasant working environment, encourage the expression of opinions, and open discussions, and also increases productivity.

Microsoft is well-known for having Clip-Art that people can use in various applications when creating documents and presentations. Microsoft is one of the largest corporate art collectors in the world. Across their various premises, they have a huge collection of over 5,000 pieces of contemporary art. Which includes photographs, works on paper, sculptures, paintings, studio glass, ceramics, and a variety of multimedia works. Microsoft is continuing to expand its collection of corporate art.

(4) Microsoft Has A Different Interviewing System

Microsoft is one of the leaders in the field of technology. Microsoft wants to have creative candidates in their staff. So they prefer to ask off-the-wall, off-beat questions that require candidates to think creatively about their responses. They try to include questions and tasks that show the personalities and skills of their employees rather than a simple straightforward question.

Microsoft is an urban legend, but according to some sources, one of the best questions they ask during an interview is "why a manhole is round". They ask their candidates to complete puzzles in the past so they can analyze their problem-solving skills

(5) Microsoft Windows XP Desktop Background Is The Most Viewed Photo In History

It is widely believed that the background photo used for Windows XP may be the most viewed in history. It is a photo of a grassy field and hill with a mountain in the background and a blue sky above. The original photograph was taken in Sonoma County in California and was also given the title 'Bliss'. It was taken by Charles O'Rear in 1996 and Microsoft paid for the rights of the photograph. It is generally believed that 'Bliss' is the most viewed photograph of all time.

Microsoft said they wanted not just to license the image for use as XP's default wallpaper, but to buy all the rights to it. They offered the second-largest payment ever made to a photographer for a single photograph. The amount was "in the low six figures". The photographer had to send the original film and sign the paperwork; however, when the couriers and delivery companies came to know the value of the shipment, they all declined since it was higher than their insurance world cover. So Microsoft bought him a plane ticket to Seattle and the photographer personally delivered it.