what does this company do?
It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers and related services
Microsoft
 It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services.
who is master chief? A fictional character and the protagonist in the "Halo" multimedia franchise who has voiced it? Steve Downes who published the franchise? Bungie who established the above mentioned company? Alex Seropian did it become an independent company? Yes. It split off from its parent company and becoming a privately held limited liability company who was its parent company? Microsoft
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Microsoft [SEP] Introduction
Microsoft Corporation ( ) is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington. It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers. Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the Microsoft Surface lineup of touchscreen personal computers. Microsoft ranked No. 21 in the 2020 Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue; it was the world's largest software maker by revenue as of 2016 and is considered one of the domestic Big Five technology companies.