While Apple was formed in California, in which western state was Microsoft founded?

While Apple was indeed formed in California, Microsoft was actually founded in New Mexico. In the mid-1970s, Bill Gates and Paul Allen, the co-founders of Microsoft, were living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was there that they developed the first version of the popular programming language, BASIC, for the Altair 8800 microcomputer. Although Microsoft's headquarters eventually shifted to Washington state, its initial roots lie in New Mexico, making it the correct answer to the question.