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What is the difference between microsoft and windows?

Tom T asked:


i know windows is part of microsoft but why are they they put together in some things like microsoft windows. cos im doing an assignment that says choose a TNC company such as mc’donalds, addidas, qantas, microsoft etc.. but it says microsoft windows in some of the stuff so i need to know if i can do that and whats the difference?

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  1. David D said

    Microsoft is a company
    Windows is one of their products

  2. xxxnullifierxxx said

    microsoft is a corporation. windows is a program that they make. EX: microsoft word, microsoft games: HALO. think like this “Burger king whopper”

  3. Sad but True said

    Windows is the OS

    Microsoft is the crappy company that was owned by Bill Gates, but he got fired by the shareholders.

    Hope this helos.

  4. Newborn said

    Microsoft is the company that owns the windows OS.

    so, Windows is a product of microsoft and is sometimes refered to as microsoft windows.

  5. Ryan B said

    Windows is just a product created by microsoft. Like the Big Mac is a product of McDonalds.

  6. TruBlu75 said

    microsoft is the company that makes the product that is called windows……..

  7. pramod1982 said

    Microsoft is the Brand name which they use to sell windows….if they only name their product as Windows then how it would sound..so they nameed it Microsoft Windows..

  8. dtkimmel said

    Microsoft is the business name and Windows is the product. Think of it this way…. McDonalds being the name of the company and Big Mac being the product.

  9. xpiderman said

    Windows is an Operating System Created by Microsoft.

    Microsoft is a company

    Windows is one of their products

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