Microsoft Review

Interesting behemoth of a campus, a fleet of mini-vans bring thousands of workers from outside parking areas and to and from buildings. Signage for Visitors is minimal. HINT: Look for the big Microsoft sign where pictures are being taken, go up the stairs, go to desk for badge and proceed. Parking is free. Traffic in Bellevue is beyond Unbelievable. My sympathies.

Creators of the popular Zune, Windows Phone, Bing, and Xbox.

More than 50 years of experience in the insurance industry, speak for themselves.

Nice place to get Indian groceries and good eating places

Nice Visitor center. But nothing special. A little merchandise store, but no electronics.

The home of best company to work for. Great people, challenging work, a place that reminds it's employees to do the right thing, trust and be inclusive everyday.

Doesn't honour warranties. I bought a new wireless controller for my original Xbox 360. It says it has a 90 day warranty against defects. The controller button stopped responding after 32 days so I contacted Microsoft support. After getting the runaround I finally got to talk to someone who knew enough about the problem to be competent. The had me give them the model number of the controller and the serial of the Xbox even though it was way past warranty and was purchased separately from the controller. I mentioned this and was told it was to open an account. I have been on Xbox live for over 5 years and was talking to them through that account but I needed a new one? After about 15 minute ways of "I'll be right back." I was asked if I had a newer Xbox or knew someone who did. I said no and asked why. They said the Xbox I had had been discontinued and couldn't be used to open an account. I told them I was contacting them about the controller which was under warrant and not the console. They said without a newer Xbox they couldn't help and disconnected me. Do you want to do business with a company like this?

I'm actually not a huge Microsoft fan. I feel like they built a lot of for quality products during the 90s and 2000. I must say that my experience here was fantastic. My son was able to gain some great industry-specific knowledge from some extremely bright and talented individuals. Entire Microsoft campus is organized and laid out so that the employees feel accommodated and valued. I can sense the tremendous amount of pride that Microsoft takes and creating a campus culture second to none.

Other than work, visitor center is a good place to tour.

This place is REALLY cool! It has a place for visitors and has free drinks. Such places for visitors include the Garage, gift shop, the conference center etc. Worth a visit!

I made a terrible mistake in trusting Microsoft to be my provider of phone system. The Team's platform is a total scam. My main corporate toll free number has been down for two whole weeks simply because their crappy system is so broken it can't take payment for calling credits. Fortunately, we don't rely on this number for orders, but for anyone out there that does need a working phone system to run their business, avoid Microsoft like the plague.

When you have that software itch, this is the place to scratch it!

This is a must visit . when i come back to visit my family i will revisit. The store it self was impressive but the center was interesting with the information about the history of mircosoft and the vision for the future! I loved this place!

It's the greenest campus I have ever seen. I like it so much!

Microsoft campus is the best campus on earth.

Must see:
- Microsoft Treehouse
- Fountain
- Waterfall
- Lake Bill
- Cafe 16
- Microsoft Visitor center

A nice location for the headquarters. The place is well connected through cabs and the place is very beautiful. The place is not crowded with tall buildings.

The visitor center was mostly about selling product and had a few VR things that were momentarily amusing. If you want to buy Microsoft branded gear or tech you will enjoy it.

Corporate giant's HQ. Check out the visitors center.

the headquarters of Microsoft
It's a large-scale place, and tourists can enter
There is a Visitor Center.
It has a Microsoft logo, so it's good to take pictures.
But that's all.
The Visitor Center is not open on weekends. You can't buy souvenirs.
MicroSopot headquarters.
It is a large-scale place and tourists can enter.
There is a visitor center.
The Microsoft logo is great for taking pictures.
But that is it.
Visitors are not held on weekends. Souvenirs cannot be purchased.

Always fascinating to see inside a massive technology company.

this is the last place i would want to visit when invited....

The campus is stunning. Great spot to hold a conference.

Two things that need to be improved.

I like WIN10, and I agree that there are many good designs and functions in WIN10, but I have to admit that there are also some annoying things in it. I'm hoping that Microsoft can do better.
Two things.
First, is it possible to reduce the frequency of auto update. Compared to mobile devices such as phones and tablets, laptops and computers are used for work that needs stable work environment. I don't think people will like unfamiliar new features or different UI popping up immediately without letting them know in advance. This may disrupt the way people use computers to work as they usually do.
Second, can we have options to stop updating and stay at the old version of WIN10. Sometimes, people just want stable, reliable, and controllable system. For that period, they don't want to have any changes about the system. Once people can stop the update, then they really get the full control over the device they bought, then the device truly belongs to the buyer. Otherwise, the device still belongs to system creator --- Microsoft. This is the reason that there are still many people stay at WIN 7 and WIN 8, that still many people are using unlicensed system mainly because they can choose not to update.
It's only my opinion and maybe it's not 100% right.

It is one of the greatest place where the revolutionary plans and ideas build for the worlds of personal computers soul.

Our hotmail addresses have been hacked and we cannot access our accounts, we have tried to sort this out for 4 months, I dont understand why there isnt a support team in each country, I need to speak to someone from Australia who understands what I need to be fixed. Now I have been told that one of the emails that were hacked doesnt exist.....NOT GOOD ENOUGH MICROSOFT, its not professional that we have to speak to someone in the Phillipines to sort our this issue

Wow! I managed to download the next 10 years of Windows updates, directly from within Microsoft HQ. Now, I'm all good for the next 10 years! Those annoying updates won't bother me anymore.

I will NOT spend a dime anymore on Microsoft. Their support is the most horrible in the world. I called three so-called "Tech-support specialists" and none of them had any idea how to fix a very simple issue.

A few years ago all their software had physical installation discs and activation was the last step. Now, without any warning, your software is "activated" as soon as you enter your Microsoft account information. I HAVEN"T even installed it yet and now I'm stuck with it. The specific copy belonged to a customer and I am helping him troubleshoot some problems. I tried to download a clean copy via their software library and without ANY warning, they registered the customer's license with my account. Their tech support said this step is irreversible and now I owe the customer $399. Microsoft is whole bunch of thieves and burglars.

In comparison Apple has always solved my issue right away. They even go the extra miles to help me understand what causes the problem even if the issue is not caused by an Apple software.

Just a money hungry company using anti-consumer business practices.

Get here early for parking, and give yourself time to geek out in the gift shop!

Love hate relationship but I have to give them a great review for working out so many of the kinks they had previously. Windows is getting better but I hate the commercial bundling that comes with a lot of new machines.

I love Microsoft. They've been at the forefront for years, forever changing our lives for the better. Know your efforts to are greatly appreciated.

FUN! Make sure you visit the "visitor's center" if you don't have a tour.

Computer giant. Visitor center usually close during weekend.

An excellent place to work. Smart people working on challenging problems to make customers more successful and effective.