Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC ran on the same CPU that powered the Apple II, Commodore 8-bit series, NES, and Atari 2600.

Microsoft called the code—written by the company’s founder, Bill Gates, and its second-ever employee, Ric Weiland—”one of the ...

"Rick Weiland and I (Bill Gates) wrote the 6502 BASIC," Gates commented on the Page Table blog in 2010. "I put the WAIT ...

Microsoft today began offering a new Azure Active Directory Basic licensing option. The new Basic plan for Microsoft's cloud-enabled identity and access management solution is available today as a ...

Microsoft announced that it has open sourced the source code for 6502 BASIC, one of first ports of its original BASIC.

At the end of last month, Microsoft execs said they would be adding a new "basic" pricing tier to the company's Azure cloud line-up. On April 21, Microsoft added the Basic option for production sites, ...

Microsoft is making available to its volume licensing customers, as of September 15, a second paid version of Azure Active Directory. Azure Active Directory Basic, the newest version, sits between ...

Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud computing platform has been gaining steam since its launch to paying customers in February. Just last week it reached 10,000 customers; already, Azure is shaping up to ...

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the release of a Basic edition of the Azure Firewall service, which is available at the preview stage. Azure Firewall is Microsoft's "stateful firewall as a service," ...