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Microsoft Japan was founded in February 1986 as Microsoft Company, Ltd. [c] by Susumu Furukawa and Bill Gates after partnership between ASCII Corporation and Microsoft ended, with the remaining ASCII Microsoft operations being merged into ASCII.
Microsoft Japan was founded in February 1986 as Microsoft Company, Ltd. [lower-alpha 3] by Susumu Furukawa and Bill Gates after partnership between ASCII Corporation and Microsoft ended, with the remaining ASCII Microsoft operations being merged into ASCII.
The company's first international office was founded on November 1, 1978, in Japan, entitled "ASCII Microsoft" (now called "Microsoft Japan"), and on November 29, 1979, the term, "Microsoft" was first used by Bill Gates. [7]
The company's first international office was founded on November 1, 1978, in Japan, entitled "ASCII Microsoft" (now called "Microsoft Japan"). 1980: August: Products: Microsoft signs a contract with IBM to develop an operating system for IBM's first personal computer.
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In 1978, Kazuhiko Nishi, a founder of ASCII Publisher, was partnered with Bill Gates, and founded ASCII Microsoft(株式会社アスキー・マイクロソフト, Kabushiki Kaisha Asukī Maikurosofuto) as the sole dealer of Microsoft's products in Japan. In 1980, ASCII made 1.2 billion yen of sales from licensing Microsoft BASIC. It was 40 percent of Microsoft's sales, and Nishi ...
Microsoft Hagaki Studio
Microsoft Hagaki Studio (マイクロソフト はがきスタジオ, Microsoft Postcard Studio) is a discontinued postcard software for printing nengajo(New Year's Day postcard). The software was released only in Japan from 1997 to 2006. It provided the upgrade path from other competitors such as Fudemame (筆まめ) and Fudeoh (筆王), but Microsoft Hagaki Studio 2007 was the last version of the software.
From 2004 to 2009 the company sponsored the Microsoft Cup, a knockout rugby football tournament contested by the best Japanese teams from the Top League.
Microsoft Japan was founded in February 1986 as "Microsoft Company, Ltd." by Susumu Furukawa and Bill Gates after a partnership between ASCII Corporation and Microsoft ended, with the remaining ASCII Microsoft operations being merged into ASCII.
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Jan 10, 2020 · The name, a portmanteau of "microcomputer" and "software," was registered with the New Mexico secretary of state on Nov. 26, 1976. In August 1977, less than a year later, the company opened its first international office. The branch, located in Japan, was called ASCII Microsoft.
