Microsoft celebrates 25 years in Spain

A quarter of a century, that's nothing. That is how long it takes Microsoft in Spain The company founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975 opened its delegation in the Iberian Peninsula in 1989 and since then has accompanied to the Spanish for more than two decades in which the computer industry has radically changed the world. And Microsoft is largely to blame.

Microsoft Ibérica celebrated its 25th anniversary at an event in Madrid together with nearly 300 clients and collaborating companies. With the presence of its president, María Garaña; Microsoft Vice President for Western Europe, Eric Boustouller; and the Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism, José Manuel Soria; The company's Spanish subsidiary wanted to share in the celebration and thank its partners, customers and collaborators for their support.

25 years of change and adaptation

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Really It was in 1988 when Microsoft launched in Spain with just 10 employees At that time their computer monitors still showed the white MS-DOS cursor on a black screen. Things have changed a lot since then and at Microsoft Ibérica they have taken the opportunity to review some numbers that give a good idea of ​​the importance of the company: 1,500 million people in the world use Windows, one in seven inhabitants of the planet uses Office, 400 million people use the mail service Outlook.com , etc."

But change implies adaptation and for this reason, in its press release, Microsoft Ibérica joins the mantra of a device and services company that Redmond now pursuesThe idea of ​​a single strategy is also present, focused on offering products capable of improving the lives of users in all areas, whether in the consumer or business markets.

The effect of its presence in Spain

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And Microsoft has spent years trying to boost the technology industry in Spain. Citing data from IDC, the company assures that in Spain Microsoft partner companies invoice an additional 11 euros in hardware, associated services, software, consultancy, training, integration, etc.>

Microsoft: more than 65 % of employment in the software sector and 35% of total employment in the technology sector>Microsoft Ibérica also took advantage of the event to recall its commitment to innovation and developmentThe company has a network of Innovation Centers with offices in the Balearic Islands, Cantabria, Castilla y León, Catalonia and the Basque Country, together with two centers of excellence located in Andalusia and Extremadura. It also collaborates with the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and provides training, advice and consultancy to the company&39;s partners in more than 120 R+D+i projects per year."

Important numbers for a Microsoft subsidiary that has also been released in recent months. Coinciding with its anniversary, Microsoft Ibérica recently renovated its central offices which now have more open-plan spaces that can be adapted to the company's needs. Not a bad birthday present.

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