Software and cloud company

Microsoft: the brands it owns

Microsoft is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, the United States. In this dataset it owns 3 brands that began in 2 different countries — 1 of them from outside the United States.

Headquarters: United States
Founded: 1975
Brand origins

Portfolio by country of origin

Sweden

United States

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GitHub

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All Microsoft brands

Brand	Origin	Owner today	Founded
GitHubCode hosting platform · Apps & Web	United States	Microsoft	2008
LinkedInProfessional network · Apps & Web	United States	Microsoft	2002
MinecraftSandbox video game · Games & Toys	Sweden	MicrosoftForeign-owned	2009

Source: Microsoft — Wikipedia. Each brand page cites its own ownership sources.