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In 1973, Allen read an article from a popular electronics magazine about Altair 8800, the world's first microcomputer kit. Allen and Gates took it as a big opportunity. They wrote '''Altair BASIC''', a true programming language, and the first commercial Microsoft computer product.<ref>[http://oldcomputers.net/altair.html Altair Basic]</ref> In 1975, the two persuaded MITS to sell Altair Basic. Allen and Gates signed their first contract with MITS as "Paul Allen & Bill Gates doing business as '''Micro-Soft'''.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5085630.stm Micro-Soft]</ref> Allen and Gates shared the title General Partner. In 1977, Gates held the title president and Allen, vice-president. They decided to move the company headquarter from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Bellevue, Washington in 1979. [[Steven Ballmer]] joined the company the following year as first assistant to the president. His primary responsibility is to establish policies and procedures in the financial, organizational, and resource allocation areas.<ref>[http://www.thocp.net/companies/microsoft/microsoft_company.htm www.thocp.net]</ref>

In 1973, Allen read an article from a popular electronics magazine about Altair 8800, the world's first microcomputer kit. Allen and Gates took it as a big opportunity. They wrote '''Altair BASIC''', a true programming language, and the first commercial Microsoft computer product.<ref>[http://oldcomputers.net/altair.html Altair Basic]</ref> In 1975, the two persuaded MITS to sell Altair Basic. Allen and Gates signed their first contract with MITS as "Paul Allen & Bill Gates doing business as '''Micro-Soft'''.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5085630.stm Micro-Soft]</ref> Allen and Gates shared the title General Partner. In 1977, Gates held the title president and Allen, vice-president. In 1979, they decided to move the company headquarters from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Bellevue, Washington. [[Steven Ballmer]] joined the company the following year as first assistant to the president. His primary responsibility was to establish policies and procedures in the financial, organizational, and resource allocation areas.<ref>[http://www.thocp.net/companies/microsoft/microsoft_company.htm www.thocp.net]</ref>

In 1980, Paul Allen negotiated the purchase of an obscure operating system called '''Q-DOS''' from Seattle Computer. The two licensed Q-DOS to [[IBM]] which became the deal of the decade. This transaction paved the way for Microsoft to dominate the PC Software Industry.<ref>[http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune-archive/1995/10102/206528/index.htm Q-Dos Deal of the Decade]</ref> Microsoft developed a new operating system called '''MS-DOS''' (Microsoft Disk Operating System).<ref>[http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/history MS-DOS]</ref>

In 1980, Paul Allen negotiated the purchase of an obscure operating system called '''Q-DOS''' from Seattle Computer. The two licensed Q-DOS to [[IBM]], which became the deal of the decade. This transaction paved the way for Microsoft to dominate the PC Software Industry.<ref>[http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune-archive/1995/10102/206528/index.htm Q-Dos Deal of the Decade]</ref> Microsoft developed a new operating system called '''MS-DOS''' (Microsoft Disk Operating System).<ref>[http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/history MS-DOS]</ref>

===Microsoft Incorporation===

===Microsoft Incorporation===