As its name implies, it was covered with dense olive groves. The Mount of Olives is also mentioned in a reference by the prophet Zechariah to the future Day of the Lord: In that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which faces Jerusalem on the east.
As of 2016, it is the world's largest software maker by revenue, and one of the world's most valuable companies. Microsoft was founded by Paul Allen and Bill Gates on April 4, 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. It rose to dominate the personal computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s, followed by Microsoft Windows.
About Microsoft. Microsoft (Nasdaq âMSFTâ @microsoft) is the leading platform and productivity company for the mobile-first, cloud-first world, and its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.ounded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq âMSFTâ) is the worldwide leader in software, services, devices and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.