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<PAGE> Exhibit 23.1 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Microsoft Corporation on Form S-8 of our report dated July 18, 2000, included and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Microsoft Corporation for the year ended June 30, 2000. Deloitte & Touche LLP Seattle, Washington December 20, 2000
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