Talk:Microsoft
Latest comment: 26 days ago by Schazjmd in topic Possible need to split this page
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Hey, my addition got removed!!
The most likely cause is because you failed to cite your addition with a reliable source, see Wikipedia:Verifiability for the official policy. This part of the article is really biased towards/against Microsoft!!!
Microsoft is a very old article with lots of discussion; consider re-reading the passage in question over again before getting upset. If there's still a problem, make a note on the talk page and just let it stew for a month or so; this kind of thing is watched by plenty of people. Where's the criticism?
It's interspersed throughout the article. Do not add a criticism section; it goes against the style guidelines. Various online sources say Microsoft's IPO peaked at $29.75 and ended the first trading day at $28, including Microsoft itself; however, the article states it peaked at $29.25 and ended at $27.75, what's the deal?
Sources are conflicting on this. We decided to go with the older published sources. Why is there a history section when there are already 2 separate articles?
Because according to various comments on featured article nominations articles need to be self contained and at least contain a summary, which is what the history section sets out to do. Why are there so many references, even on stuff that's common sense? It makes the article hard to edit!
It's due to the slightly controversial nature of the subject matter; what's common sense to one person has often been called into question on this article, so everything - literally - is referenced. Unfortunately, it does make the article rather cumbersome to edit. Such is the nature of Wikipedia. The page size is really large!
This is due to the heavy amount of detailed referencing with templates, as well as inline comments to editors on certain parts of the article. The actual readable prose size should actually be fairly mediocre. According to WP:LEAD there must be X paragraphs and there is only Y!
Pay attention to the prose size of the article (not the size when you press edit), it isn't that long. WP:LEAD is general guideline and the gist of it is to summarize everything concisely in the article without teasing the reader about every little detail. It is one of the most refined and tightly written parts of the article. It isn't comprehensive/the article is really short/it looks like a stub!
This is strictly about the company; generally we don't go beyond a general description about its products unless one is a pivotal point in the company's history as this is covered by daughter articles and simply summarized. We focus mostly on the corporate aspect of the company as those generally don't have daughter articles and are taken care of in articles about a company. What this results in is a comprehensive, heavily summarized article that goes into detail about the documented corporate affairs of Microsoft. There are no bolded names in Key people in the infobox!
This is really arbitrary and has no standard, so we choose the simplest route for now - none at all. Is there anything that needs particular attention?
Anything else to keep in mind while editing?
Yes, make sure to follow the Manual of Style as usual, especially in regards to the use of Template:nbsp and numbers. Please remember to only make links that are relevant to the context. Also, remember that this is a stable article for the most part, so take care while editing while still being bold. Finally, avoid using Microsoft itself as a source. |
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semi-protected edit request on 29 May 2025
editThe section that mentions Microsoft's 50th anniversary might also usefully mention that CEO Satya Nadella indicated that Microsoft has employed a total of 1.6 Million people as of the anniversary. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/satyanadella_microsoft-has-always-been-a-platform-and-activity-7314035074151116800-ASJ_/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ericlaw1979 (talk • contribs) 21:07, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
Logo Colour
editHi! I noticed the logo at the top of the header next to the company name is not displayed correctly in Dark Mode. The colours are all wrong and ... darkened. I'm posting this here in case someone with more experience and skills in image manipulation can adjust it so that it displays correctly even in dark mode. Thanks. Ossamahabrouk (talk) 16:59, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
- I've resolved the issue for now by simply stopping the logo from inverting colors when in dark mode. It means the logo will have a white background, but I think that's fine. – OdinintheNorth (talk) 19:13, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
- Done It displays correctly now. Many thanks. Ossamahabrouk (talk) 00:33, 21 May 2025 (UTC)
Usenet
editThe mention of Usenet is bizarrely outdated. The reference is from 2005, after all. At least a "[needs update]" tag would be useful there. 84.245.120.231 (talk) 08:39, 21 September 2025 (UTC)
Possible need to split this page
editThe page is at least 200,000 bytes in size. This could cause some stability issues if we don't split it right now. Angrythewikipedian (talk) 07:36, 21 November 2025 (UTC)
- It doesn't need to be split, it needs to be trimmed. The article is just under 11,000 words, and half of those are in the History section which almost mirrors the main article History of Microsoft. Since there's a main article, the history section here should be drastically reduced to provide just a high-level summary of the more detailed article. Schazjmd (talk) 15:08, 21 November 2025 (UTC)