Company
Listed
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation, founded in 1975, sells software, cloud infrastructure and productivity services to businesses and consumers. It is listed on NASDAQ.
Azure, its cloud platform, and the Microsoft 365 suite are the core of the modern business, sold largely on subscription to enterprises. Windows, the Xbox gaming business, the LinkedIn professional network and the GitHub developer platform sit alongside them. The company has invested heavily in artificial intelligence and has moved to embed it across its product line rather than sell it separately.
Most African enterprises and public institutions that run on commercial software run on some part of Microsoft’s stack, which makes its licensing and cloud pricing decisions felt well beyond its own results.
