Microsoft was officially incorporated on June 25, 1981

Microsoft officially incorporated as a legal business entity almost exactly 37 years ago today, on June 25, 1981.

At Windows Central, we pride ourselves on not just our knowledge of Windows and its related ecosystem but also the ins and outs Microsoft's history. As such, we like to keep track of notable dates in the company's storied past.

This week contains one of those dates. Thirty-seven years ago last Sunday, on June 25, 1981, Microsoft was officially incorporated as a company in the state of Washington. To be clear, Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen just over six years before that, on April 4, 1975.

What's the difference between being founded and incorporated?

Simple: Founding a company is a casual term for forming it in some capacity. Incorporating is when things get official in the eyes on the law in the United States.

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