Microsoft (French Trafalgar, British Waterloo)

Microsoft Corporation is one of largest American technology companies in the world, most famous for the Microsoft Operating Systems (MOS) that is an ubiquitous part of world wide computing, along with the popular Microsoft Internet Portal, and the Microsoft Office Package that are still used by millions daily.

Since it was founded in 1972 by Bruce Springsteen and Alfred Yankovich, Microsoft has become one of the largest companies in the world, and due to stocks and incentives given by the company, created five billionaires and 10,000 millionaires from its employees, making it one of the most profitable companies in the world.

In the late 1990s, Microsoft was accused of monopolistic practices, but after a long court battle, ultimatly the case was dropped. However, Microsoft was still forced to spin off and write down many of the aquisitions it made during 1997, which resulted in the.

As of 2012, the various MOS systems created by Microsoft are estimated to be run on 76% of computers around the world.

List of MOS
{| class="wikitable" ! Logo ! Name (US) ! Name (World) ! Year Released ! Year Discontinued ! Versions ! Notes
 * MOS 1 (Chicago)
 * N/A
 * 1979
 * 1984
 * 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.21, 1.3, 1.31
 * The first MOS was mainly used by corporate subscribers. After the name of the beta release, being "Chicago" was leaked in 1982, most people began referring to the MOS by a name, which Microsoft continues to this day. Originally produced for the first machines built.
 * MOS 2 (Forest)
 * N/A
 * 1981
 * 1987
 * 2.1, 2.2, 2.21, 2.22, 2.23, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.61, 2.62
 * The first commercially available MOS system, and the only one not named after an American city
 * MOS 3 (Detroit)
 * N/A
 * 1982
 * 1984
 * 3.1, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3.15, 3.2, 3.21, 3.22, 3.23, 3.24, 3.25, 3.3, 3.31, 3.4, 3.41, 3.42, 3.43, 3.5, 3.51
 * Glitches and problems in code resulted in this MOS being discontinued after only 17 months.
 * MOS 4 (Louisville)
 * N/A
 * 1984
 * 1989
 * 4.1, 4.2, 4.21, 4.22, 4.23
 * After MOS 3's failure, MOS 4 (Louisville) was perhaps the most stable system ever created by Microsoft, which grew it's reputation enough to no longer need to work with California Computing alone, and began selling the MOS platform to anyone with a PC
 * MOS 4 (Louisville)
 * N/A
 * 1984
 * 1989
 * 4.1, 4.2, 4.21, 4.22, 4.23
 * After MOS 3's failure, MOS 4 (Louisville) was perhaps the most stable system ever created by Microsoft, which grew it's reputation enough to no longer need to work with California Computing alone, and began selling the MOS platform to anyone with a PC
 * After MOS 3's failure, MOS 4 (Louisville) was perhaps the most stable system ever created by Microsoft, which grew it's reputation enough to no longer need to work with California Computing alone, and began selling the MOS platform to anyone with a PC