Microsoft began in the mid-1970s as a computer software business founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in the United States, and it grew from early personal-computing software into a broad technology company. Microsoft develops and supports software, services, devices, and solutions across a wide product range that includes productivity software, cloud infrastructure, gaming, and search services. The company organizes its business through three segments: Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing. Microsoft pairs enterprise software and online services with consumer products such as Windows, Microsoft 365, Xbox, Bing, and Azure, giving it a wide presence in both business and consumer technology markets.