Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) vs Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Class A Common Stock (SPCX)

Microsoft Corp develops and licenses software for both consumer and enterprise markets. The company is best known for its Windows operating systems and Office productivity applications. Its business is organized into three broadly equal segments: Productivity and Business Processes, which includes legacy Microsoft Office, cloud-based Office 365, Exchange, SharePoint, Skype, LinkedIn, and Dynamics; Intelligent Cloud, which includes Azure infrastructure- and platform-as-a-service offerings, Windows Server, and SQL Server; and More Personal Computing, which includes Windows Client, Xbox, Bing search, display advertising, and Surface laptops, tablets, and desktop devices.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an aerospace and satellite communications company founded by Elon Musk. The company designs, manufactures and launches reusable rockets and spacecraft, including the Falcon launch family, Dragon spacecraft and the Starship system under development. SpaceX also operates Starlink, a low Earth orbit satellite broadband network serving consumers, businesses, governments and mobility markets. Its business model combines launch services, satellite internet, defense and civil space contracts, and longer-term ambitions around fully reusable heavy-lift space transportation.