Re:encarta: (Score 1)

While there is no match for Microsoft, there is an entry for Microsoft Corporation, but read for yourself:

Microsoft Corporation, leading American computer software company. [...]

It goes on for a long time, including a huge history section: Founding (mentions PDP-10, Altair 8800, and Apple), MS-DOS, Application Software, Windows; but also Recent Business Developments, and Legal Challenges (ha!).

Worth reading (if just to put more oil into the flames).

-Marcel