Microsoft

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Microsoft's ambitions are anything but small. The world's #1 software company provides a variety of products and services, including its Windows operating systems and Office software suite. The company has expanded into markets such as video game consoles, servers and storage software, and digital music players. Microsoft has reached settlements to end a slew of antitrust investigations and lawsuits, including agreeing to uniformly license its operating systems and allowing manufacturers to include competing software with Windows. In early 2008 the company made an unsolicited bid to acquire Yahoo! for about $44.6 billion; Yahoo!'s board rejected the bid as "inadequate".

MasterCraft

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If you're on skis at one end of a tow rope, a Mastercraft boat might be at the other. Mastercraft Boat Company is a manufacturer of sport boats used for waterskiing and wakeboarding, as well as luxury performance boats. The company's brands include Maristar, Prostar, and X-Series. Its boats are manufactured in Tennessee. Mastercraft Boat was founded in 1968.

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