Microsoft the advertising company aQuantive, which had been acquired for $6.2 billion back in 2007. As of January 2014, Microsoft's market capitalization stood at $314B, making it the 8th largest company in the world by market capitalization. On November 14, 2014, Microsoft overtook Exxon Mobil to become the 2nd most valuable company by market capitalization, behind only Apple Inc. Its total market value was over $410B — with the stock price hitting $50.04 a share, the highest since early 2000. In 2015, Reuters reported that Microsoft Corp had earnings abroad of $76.4 billion which were untaxed by the IRS. Under U.S.
Microsoft India Microsoft was scouting for 1.1 million sq ft of space in Bangalore for a built-to-suit campus. The company, which has offices in 10 locations across India, had planned to invest $1billion in the campus over five years. In anticipation of a growth in business, many companies have committed to acquiring office space in Bangalore, the country's technology hub, reducing the pool of available space in the city. Recently, Apple leased over 40,000 sq ft of office space in the city where it intends to set up a development center, three people familiar with the matter said. In 2015, US-based Google