Microsoft (MSFT) stock & equity tools

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. The company became influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windows and has since expanded into areas such as Internet services, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, video gaming, and more. A Big Tech company, Microsoft is the largest software company by revenue, one of the most valuable public companies, and one of the most valuable brands globally.

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Bill Gates and Paul Allen launched Microsoft in Albuquerque in 1975 to sell a BASIC interpreter for the Altair 8800, relocated to Bellevue in 1979, and settled in Redmond by 1986. Windows and Office anchored the franchise; the 1986 NASDAQ IPO minted a generation of millionaires. Under Satya Nadella, CEO since 2014, the company pivoted to Azure cloud, absorbed GitHub and LinkedIn, closed the $69B Activision Blizzard deal in 2023, and poured $13B+ into OpenAI to thread Copilot through every product surface. Market cap sits above $3T.

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Equity comp at Microsoft

• Microsoft does not grant ISOs to employees; equity comp is RSUs only. The AMT-ISO calculator does not apply.
• RSUs use single-trigger vesting: shares become yours as each portion vests on schedule, and the value is taxed as ordinary income at that point. No IPO or acquisition is required.
• Vesting schedule: 4 years, 1-year cliff (industry standard).

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Researched 2026-05-06.