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                                                        Exhibit 23.2

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated August 25, 1994 except for Note 11 as to which the date
is October 27, 1994, with respect to the financial statements of Intuit Inc.
included in the Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of
Microsoft Corporation for the registration of shares of its common stock.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference therein of our report with
respect to the financial statement schedules of Intuit Inc. for the ten months
ended July 31, 1994 and for each of the two years in the period ended September
30, 1993 included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for 1994 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

                                                Ernst & Young LLP

Palo Alto, California
February 8, 1995