Microsoft

About Microsoft

Microsoft is one of the largest software companies in the world, best known for the Windows operating system, the Office productivity suite, the Azure cloud platform, and the Xbox gaming brand. Under CEO Satya Nadella the company has refocused around cloud services and enterprise AI, becoming one of only a handful of companies to surpass three trillion dollars in market value.

Founded

1975

Sector

Software, Cloud, Gaming

Headquarters

Redmond, Washington

On the Monopoly Online Board

Microsoft is one of the two most prestigious properties on the entire board. Combined with its sister property, it commands the highest rents in the game. Even unimproved, a Технології hit is painful — fully built, it is potentially game-ending.

Microsoft is at board position 39. Players reach it by landing on the corresponding square after rolling the dice from any earlier position, or by drawing a Chance card that advances them directly to a property.

Color Group Strategy

The two most prestigious properties on the board (Technology), sitting right before passing GO. This group features the highest base prices and the highest rents in the entire game. The catch: there are only two lots, so the monopoly is achievable but the build cost is steep.