Redmond

Seattle tech suburb

Redmond is a city in the Seattle metropolitan area of Washington State, headquarters of Microsoft and other technology companies.

The name functions as shorthand for Microsoft itself, much as Cupertino stands for Apple: Redmond announced a new version of Windows.

Redmond is also a surname and given name of Irish origin.

Microsoft

Windows

Microsoft operating system

  • OfficeRole of authority
  • XboxMicrosoft gaming console
  • AzureMicrosoft cloud computing service

Surface · Outlook · LinkedIn · GitHub · Skype · OneDrive · PowerPoint · Excel · SharePoint · Dynamics

tech-hub

startup

New business enterprise

cloud computing · data center · tech campus · engineering · coding · programmer · venture capital · commuter · corporate campus · biotech

Pacific-Northwest

Puget Sound

Northwestern coastal estuary

Olympic Mountains · temperate · rainy · Douglas fir · salmon · Pacific Northwest · Washington State · Olympia · conifer · mountain views

Seattle-area

Bellevue

Washington state city, Seattle-adjacent

I-405 · transit hub

Categories
Opposites
tech industry rivalry

RedmondCupertino

Bay Area tech hub

Mountain View · Menlo Park · Silicon Valley · Apple · Google

seattle metro geography

RedmondSeattle

Pacific Northwest metropolis

downtown Seattle · Tacoma · Capitol Hill · Bellevue · urban core

gaming console rivalry

RedmondKyoto

Japan's former imperial seat

Tokyo · San Mateo

Family

Raymond

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G