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Mon Dec 8, 2025, 07:29 AM Dec 8

Dec. 7, 1978. Microsoft's first staff photo (in Albuquerque)



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Microsoft’s earliest employees took a photo in 1978 that shows just how much has changed in the now-50 years since the company was founded. The photo was taken when the company was based in Albuquerque, N.M. and only came about because an early employee Bob Greenberg won a free portrait from a radio contest.

As Microsoft celebrates its 50th anniversary (April 4, 1975) Friday, a look back at a 1978 photo of the company’s employees shows just how much times have changed since its early days.

https://fortune.com/2025/04/04/microsoft-earliest-employees-photo-1978-where-are-they-now/
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