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Microsoft Values As a company, and as individuals, we value integrity, honesty, openness, personal excellence, constructive self-criticism, continual self-improvement, and mutual respect. We are committed to our customers and partners and have a passion for technology. We take on big challenges, and pride ourselves on seeing them through. We hold ourselves accountable to our customers, shareholders, partners, and employees by honoring our commitments, providing results, and striving for the highest quality. ( from www.microsoft.com )

As a company, and as individuals, we value integrity, honesty, openness, personal excellence, constructive self-criticism, continual self-improvement, and mutual respect. We are committed to our customers and partners and have a passion for technology. We take on big challenges, and pride ourselves on seeing them through. We hold ourselves accountable to our customers, shareholders, partners, and employees by honoring our commitments, providing results, and striving for the highest quality.

Developer Friendly With what is generally described as a developer-centric business culture, Microsoft has become widely known for some of its internal codes of conduct for its employees. One example is the "eat your own dog food" mantra, which describes the practice of using pre-release products inside the company to test them in an environment geared towards the real world

With what is generally described as a developer-centric business culture, Microsoft has become widely known for some of its internal codes of conduct for its employees. One example is the "eat your own dog food" mantra, which describes the practice of using pre-release products inside the company to test them in an environment geared towards the real world

History The company was founded in Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 4, 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800 . 1980 - XENIX – The first Operating System by Microsoft. A variant of UNIX –Acquired from AT&T- Never sold to the customers. 1983 - Microsoft Word released on XENIX platform. 1981 – IBM gave contract to develop an OS for their machines. - Microsoft responded by PC-DOS (originally, QDOS) - Microsoft retained the rights to DOS – licensed to IBM March 1983 – Compaq releases IBM compatible PC - much cheaper – Microsoft provided the OS.

The company was founded in Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 4, 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800 .

1980 - XENIX – The first Operating System by Microsoft. A variant of UNIX –Acquired from AT&T- Never sold to the customers.

1983 - Microsoft Word released on XENIX platform.

1981 – IBM gave contract to develop an OS for their machines.

- Microsoft responded by PC-DOS (originally, QDOS)

- Microsoft retained the rights to DOS – licensed to IBM

March 1983 – Compaq releases IBM compatible PC - much cheaper – Microsoft provided the OS.

History (cont…) May 1983 - The Microsoft Mouse November 20, 1985 – First version of Windows March 13, 1982 – IPO - raising US$61 million at US$21.00 per share. By the end of the trading day, the price had risen to US$28.00 1986 - Microsoft Works – Office suit for Macintosh August 8, 1989 - Microsoft Office introduced. May 22, 1990 - Windows 3.0 launched - new features as streamlined user interface graphics - sold over 100,000 copies in two weeks

May 1983 - The Microsoft Mouse

November 20, 1985 – First version of Windows

March 13, 1982 – IPO - raising US$61 million at US$21.00 per share. By the end of the trading day, the price had risen to US$28.00

1986 - Microsoft Works – Office suit for Macintosh

August 8, 1989 - Microsoft Office introduced.

May 22, 1990 - Windows 3.0 launched

- new features as streamlined user interface graphics

- sold over 100,000 copies in two weeks

History (contd…) March 1992 - Windows 3.1 released. Along with its first promotional campaign on TV . -the software sold over three million copies in its first two months on the market. 1993 - Windows become the most widely used GUI operating system in the world August 24, 1995 - Microsoft Windows 95 released featuring a completely new user interface, including a novel start button. - More than a million copies of Microsoft Windows 95 were sold in the first four days after its release

March 1992 - Windows 3.1 released. Along with its first promotional campaign on TV .

-the software sold over three million copies in its first two months on the market.

1993 - Windows become the most widely used GUI operating system in the world

August 24, 1995 - Microsoft Windows 95 released featuring a completely new user interface, including a novel start button.

- More than a million copies of Microsoft Windows 95 were sold in the first four days after its release

Bill Gates Born in Seattle , Washington to William H. Gates, Sr. and Mary Maxwell Gates . While in high school, he and Paul Allen founded Traf -O-Data , a company which sold traffic flow data systems to state governments. He also helped to create a payroll system in COBOL , for a company in Portland, Oregon. Bill Gates scored 1590 on his SAT (out of 1600) - got in Harvard University in the fall of 1973 to pursue a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science . Gates famously dropped out of Harvard during his third year to pursue a career in software development .

Born in Seattle , Washington to William H. Gates, Sr. and Mary Maxwell Gates .

While in high school, he and Paul Allen founded Traf -O-Data , a company which sold traffic flow data systems to state governments. He also helped to create a payroll system in COBOL , for a company in Portland, Oregon.

Bill Gates scored 1590 on his SAT (out of 1600) - got in Harvard University in the fall of 1973 to pursue a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science .

Gates famously dropped out of Harvard during his third year to pursue a career in software development .

April 29th, 1975 - Age 19 - arrested for the charges of speeding and driving without a license.

April 29th, 1975 - Age 19 - arrested for the charges of speeding and driving without a license.

Steve Ballmer Born March 24, 1956 in Detroit , Michigan Scored a perfect 800 on the math SAT and competed in math tournaments. Won a scholarship to Harvard College Worked for two years at Procter & Gamble as an assistant product manager Joining Stanford Graduate School of Business to get a Master of Business Administration degree Dropped out of Stanford a year later when Gates persuaded him to work at Microsoft 1998 – Became President, Microsoft January13, 2000 – Became CEO, Microsoft

Born March 24, 1956 in Detroit , Michigan

Scored a perfect 800 on the math SAT and competed in math tournaments.

Won a scholarship to Harvard College

Worked for two years at Procter & Gamble as an assistant product manager

Joining Stanford Graduate School of Business to get a Master of Business Administration degree

Dropped out of Stanford a year later when Gates persuaded him to work at Microsoft

1998 – Became President, Microsoft

January13, 2000 – Became CEO, Microsoft

Paul Allen Born January 21, 1953 Owns two professional sports teams Attended Lakeside School , a prestigious private school in Seattle – met Bill Gates Attended Washington State University - dropped out after two years to go and work as a programmer for Honeywell in Boston. Scored a perfect 1600 on his SAT Later, persuaded Bill Gates to drop out of Harvard Resigned from Microsoft in 1983 after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease which was successfully treated by several months of radiation therapy and a bone marrow transplant. In November 2000, Allen resigned from his position on the Microsoft board but was asked to consult as a senior strategy advisor to Microsoft executives.

Born January 21, 1953

Owns two professional sports teams

Attended Lakeside School , a prestigious private school in Seattle – met Bill Gates

Attended Washington State University - dropped out after two years to go and work as a programmer for Honeywell in Boston.

Scored a perfect 1600 on his SAT

Later, persuaded Bill Gates to drop out of Harvard

Resigned from Microsoft in 1983 after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease which was successfully treated by several months of radiation therapy and a bone marrow transplant.

In November 2000, Allen resigned from his position on the Microsoft board but was asked to consult as a senior strategy advisor to Microsoft executives.

The Early Team

Intuit 1983 - Scott Cook identified the need of an automated system that can help in bills payment Hired Tom Proulx, a Stanford University student Extensive market research 1984 – Quicken went on sale By 1988 sales of Quicken surpassed those of the then market leader, MECA ’s Managing Your Money and Intuit ’s annual revenues were at $33 million and growing fast.

1983 - Scott Cook identified the need of an automated system that can help in bills payment

Hired Tom Proulx, a Stanford University student

Extensive market research

1984 – Quicken went on sale

By 1988 sales of Quicken surpassed those of the then market leader, MECA ’s Managing Your Money and Intuit ’s annual revenues were at $33 million and growing fast.

Intuit – The Growth After interviewing dozens, Scott Cook selected four talented venture capitalists who bought 20% of Intuit. 1990 - Quicken had positioned Intuit as the leader in the expanding personal finance services arena Intuit partnered with CheckFree , a company whose technology would enable Intuit to offer electronic bill paying to its Quicken users. The contract covered from 1990 until June of 1995. 1993 - Intuit announced a public offering (an IPO ) of 1,500,000 shares of its common stock

After interviewing dozens, Scott Cook selected four talented venture capitalists who bought 20% of Intuit.

1990 - Quicken had positioned Intuit as the leader in the expanding personal finance services arena

Intuit partnered with CheckFree , a company whose technology would enable Intuit to offer electronic bill paying to its Quicken users. The contract covered from 1990 until June of 1995.

1993 - Intuit announced a public offering (an IPO ) of 1,500,000 shares of its common stock

Intuit – The growth Continues… 1994 - leading provider of personal finance management software Quicken , had an installed base of 6 million users Closest competitor – Microsoft Money has 1million users.

1994 - leading provider of personal finance management software

Quicken , had an installed base of 6 million users

Closest competitor – Microsoft Money has 1million users.

The Microsoft -Intuit proposed merger In October of 1994, not being able to beat Intuit , Microsoft offered to buy it for $1.5 billion in stock US Department of Justice intervened The merger with Microsoft was officially abandoned on May 20, 1995.

In October of 1994, not being able to beat Intuit , Microsoft offered to buy it for $1.5 billion in stock

US Department of Justice intervened

The merger with Microsoft was officially abandoned on May 20, 1995.

Microsoft - Intuit - 1995 1995- Intuit included Navigator with both its Quicken and Turbo Tax products 1996 - Intuit sought to build Internet support more deeply into Quicken Intuit wanted tight integration into its products without Microsoft agreed – Internet explorer included. Intuit wanted users to be able to update the prices of securities in their portfolio and to display information in HTML without having to leave the Quicken user interface and launch a separate Web browse

1995- Intuit included Navigator with both its Quicken and Turbo Tax products

1996 - Intuit sought to build Internet support more deeply into Quicken

Intuit wanted tight integration into its products without

Microsoft agreed – Internet explorer included.

Intuit wanted users to be able to update the prices of securities in their portfolio and to display information in HTML without having to leave the Quicken user interface and launch a separate Web browse

Microsoft – Bad or Unlucky ? There is no finding that those agreements resulted in wider distribution of IE or that they had any adverse impact on the distribution of Navigator by ISPs. Nor is there any finding that Microsoft ever refused to provide technical support to ISPs because they did not enter into a "First Wave" agreement or because they used Navigator instead of, or in addition to, IE.

There is no finding that those agreements resulted in wider distribution of IE or that they had any adverse impact on the distribution of Navigator by ISPs.

Nor is there any finding that Microsoft ever refused to provide technical support to ISPs because they did not enter into a "First Wave" agreement or because they used Navigator instead of, or in addition to, IE.

Microsoft – Bad or Unlucky ? IBM actually sells twice as much software as Microsoft does(1994) AT&T, a $75 billion company, and Hewlett-Packard, a $25 billion company, are also significant software producers. The US software is a $77 billion business, and the United States has 60% of the world market for software and related services Microsoft's $5 billion in annual sales make it no serious threat to monopolize the industry in the near future.

IBM actually sells twice as much software as Microsoft does(1994)

AT&T, a $75 billion company, and Hewlett-Packard, a $25 billion company, are also significant software producers.

The US software is a $77 billion business, and the United States has 60% of the world market for software and related services

Microsoft's $5 billion in annual sales make it no serious threat to monopolize the industry in the near future.

Microsoft – Bad or Unlucky ? Microsoft’s market dominance would end if it stopped improving its product or charged too high of a price The dominance of Microsoft does not seem to have slowed innovation at all. Eg.-Linux, Palm OS. The government’s charges were not designed to aid the consumer, but instead were designed solely to aid Microsoft’s competitor -when there was anti-trust news that was favorable to the government’s case against Microsoft, the stocks of Microsoft’s competitors actually declined. Apparently, investors did not believe that the government winning its case against Microsoft would aid their companies, even though their companies compete with Microsoft

Microsoft’s market dominance would end if it stopped improving its product or charged too high of a price

The dominance of Microsoft does not seem to have slowed innovation at all. Eg.-Linux, Palm OS.

The government’s charges were not designed to aid the consumer, but instead were designed solely to aid Microsoft’s competitor

-when there was anti-trust news that was favorable to the government’s case against Microsoft, the stocks of Microsoft’s competitors actually declined. Apparently, investors did not believe that the government winning its case against Microsoft would aid their companies, even though their companies compete with Microsoft

Microsoft – Bad or Unlucky ? The Internet browser is an actual part of the operating system --- they should be seen as one product Charge against Microsoft for controlling what appears on the desktop is not a serious charge - Most software products that are on the desktop are already installed on the computer. The icon on the desktop only increases the likelihood that the software product will be used. - Microsoft Network has an icon on the desktop. Yet, Microsoft Network is still well behind American Online , which does not have an icon If Microsoft were out to squelch its competitors, why do Netscape and WordPerfect work well on the Windows operating system

The Internet browser is an actual part of the operating system --- they should be seen as one product

Charge against Microsoft for controlling what appears on the desktop is not a serious charge - Most software products that are on the desktop are already installed on the computer. The icon on the desktop only increases the likelihood that the software product will be used.

- Microsoft Network has an icon on the desktop. Yet, Microsoft Network is still well behind American Online , which does not have an icon

If Microsoft were out to squelch its competitors, why do Netscape and WordPerfect work well on the Windows operating system

Microsoft – Bad or Unlucky ? If Microsoft is indeed a monopoly, it has not acted as a typical monopoly. Its prices have generally been low , not high. In fact for the word processor Microsoft Word , its prices were a bit lower in the Macintosh market, in which Microsoft held a very high market share, than they were in the PC market, in which Microsoft competed with WordPerfect

If Microsoft is indeed a monopoly, it has not acted as a typical monopoly. Its prices have generally been low , not high. In fact for the word processor Microsoft Word , its prices were a bit lower in the Macintosh market, in which Microsoft held a very high market share, than they were in the PC market, in which Microsoft competed with WordPerfect

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