Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. It isn't every day that social causes, rock bands, and politicians intersect. But when they do join forces on stages throughout all corners of the earth, where can one go to experience eight concerts around the globe from the comfort of one's own home? Across cities, continents, cultures, and countries, music has a unique power to unite people. And that's exactly what it did on July 7, 2007 - or 7.7.07 - when millions of fans around the world harnessed the resonance of music to make a resounding statement about an issue that affects everyone: the environment.
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