Microsoft, global leader in technology, founded in 1975 by Bill Gates, Paul Allen, originally $21 per share

Today, Microsoft is a leader in technology, widely known for the Windows operating system and a range of products like computers, tablets and video game consoles.

Microsoft has come a long way since it was started by childhood friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Allen stepped away from the company in 1983 due to his Hodgkin's disease diagnosis, but remained on the board of directors. Allen died from complications due to non-Hodgkins lymphoma in October 2018 when he was 65.

Gates led...