About Microsoft: Your Potential. Our Passion.

Explore this About Microsoft Web site to find out how we are living our mission and values. For specific, product-related information, please go to http://www.microsoft.com.

Corporate Campaigns

Our mission is to help people reach their potential. That’s why we donate software, hardware, funding, and training to programs all over the world as part of our Realize Your Potential Campaign. To see some of these programs in action, check out our TV and print advertising.

Company Information

Learn about Microsoft's businesses, executives and directors, and corporate governance. Also, get our contact information, locate a sales office worldwide, see a company timeline, check out the Visitor Center, find out how to participate in the Microsoft Vendor Program, and how to do procurement.

Corporate Citizenship

Every successful corporation has a responsibility to use its resources and influence to make a positive impact on the world and its people. Microsoft’s Global Citizenship Initiative is focused on mobilizing our resources across the company and around the world, to create opportunities in the communities where we do business, and to fulfill our commitment to serving the public good through innovative technologies and partnerships.

Microsoft Community Affairs provides training and tools that create the social and economic opportunities that can transform communities and help people realize their potential. Through our programs and our partnerships, Microsoft supports numerous projects and organizations around the world working to expand opportunities, and help improve digital inclusion, through technology access and training.

Legal

Get details on Microsoft’s intellectual property, trademarks, and copyrights. Learn about our efforts to combat software piracy and learn more about the consumer settlements, the European Commission decision, and our compliance with the Consent Decree.

As a company, and as individuals, we value integrity, honesty, openness, personal excellence, constructive self-criticism, continual self-improvement, and mutual respect. We are committed to our customers and partners and have a passion for technology. We take on big challenges, and pride ourselves on seeing them through. We hold ourselves accountable to our customers, shareholders, partners, and employees by honoring our commitments, providing results, and striving for the highest quality.

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