Microsoft.com

Microsoft.com is the official site of Microsoft. Its main page allows access to users for product families, resources, downloads, news and support. This home page provides users with a gateway into further Microsoft product information, including contact and legal information.

Images on the page show business people and families with with expressions of satisfaction and joy. The images names are artHome5.gif, artTech5.gif, and artBiz5.gif.

One image (ts_may192003sql.jpg) is of a woman who has scaled a mountainside. Subtle arrows point upward, implying elevation and growth.

• The "Product Families" section reveals the following categories:
  • Windows
  • Office
  • Business Solutions
  • Servers
  • Developer Tools
  • Games and Xbox
  • MSN Services
• "Resources" section is broken into:
  • Support
  • Downloads
  • Windows Update
  • Office Update
  • Learning Tools
  • Communities
  • Securities

Microsoft.com has multiple servers around the world.

The .com refers to a domain type used for Internet locations that are part of a business or commercial enterprise.

Various parodies of the site exist.

External links

• http://www.microsoft.com/
• http://www.msn.com/
• http://www.passport.net/Consumer/Default.asp?lc=1033
• http://www.bcentral.com/default.asp
• http://www.microsoft.com/switzerland/de/default_n.asp?popup=1 for Swiss users

Parody sites

• http://www.microsith.com/ - Includes a picture (darth-fences-small.jpg) of Bill Gates
• http://cinepad.com/borg.htm - Includes a picture (GClinton1.jpg) of George Clinton standing in front of the Microsoft HQ
• http://cagle.slate.msn.com/microsoft - A collection of political cartoons concerning Microsoft.
  • margulies.gif questions the Judge Jackson and the Justice Department
  • stayskal.gif shows a Microsoft-head's reaction to a poll question
• http://www.jwp.bc.ca/saulm/ie4/ - Microsoff Exploiter
• http://www.jwp.bc.ca/saulm/ii/ms.htm - Microff
• http://www.os2forum.or.at/TeamOS2/English/Special/Satires - Satires, Jokes and Songs about the Microsoft operating systems. It includes pages on Win95 Error-Codes, Why Microsoft invested in Apple, Project scheduling, and Microsoft democracy.