Microsoft is a multinational technology company founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. It is headquartered in Redmond, Washington and develops software, consumer electronics, and personal computers. Satya Nadella has been CEO since 2014. Microsoft generates over $90 billion in annual revenue primarily from products like Windows, Office, servers, Xbox, and Surface, as well as services like Bing, Outlook, and Xbox Live. It employs over 117,000 people worldwide and competes against companies such as Apple, Google, and Samsung. The presentation provides an overview of Microsoft's history, leadership, products, finances, and strategies around diversity and accessibility.
4. Microsoft Corporation is an
American multinational technology
company, headquartered
in Redmond, Washington. Microsoft develops,
manufactures, licenses, supports and sells of
computer software, consumer
electronics and personal computers and
services.
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5. ESTABLISHMENT: Microsoft established in April 4,
1975; Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
FOUNDERS: Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates, Paul
Allen
CEO of Microsoft: Satya Narayana Nadella (4 February
2014 - present)
Industry : Computer Software, Computer Electronics,
Computer Hardware
Area Served: Wroldwide
Products : Windows, Office, Servers, Skype, Visual
Studio, Dynamics, Azure, Xbox, Surface, Mobile etc.
Services : MSN, Bing, OneDrive, MSDN, Outlook.com,
TechNet, Xbox Live.
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6. Industries served : Computer software and
Electronics.
Geographic Areas served : Worldwide
Revenue : $ 93.58 billion
Profit : $ 19.97 billion
Employees : 1,17,354
Main Competitors : Apple Inc., Google Inc.,
Samsung Electronics co. ltd.
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7. About Accessible Technology :
◦ Accessibility options let you personalize the user
experience through the display, mouse, keyboard, sound,
and speech options in Windows and other Microsoft
products.
◦ Assistive technology products are specialty software and
hardware products (such as screen readers and specialty
keyboards), that provide essential computer access to
individuals with significant vision, hearing, dexterity,
language, or learning needs.
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8. Interoperability among assistive technology
products, the operating system, and
applications is critical to enabling a world of
devices accessible to people of all ages and
abilities.
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9. Diversity and inclusion are integral to
Microsoft’s vision, strategy and business
success.
The collaboration of cultures, ideas, and
different perspectives is an organizational
asset and brings forth greater creativity and
innovation.
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10. Microsoft's Global Diversity & Inclusion (GD&I)
strategy is a fundamental link in our business
priorities.
Representation: Building a Pipeline of Future
Leaders
Inclusion: Creating Engagement in the Work
Environment
Innovation: Driving Market Excellence
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12. Finance
Business Intelligence
Marketing
Sales
Design and Engineering
Operations Planning
Purchasing
Receiving
Warehouse Activities
Production
Shipping
Service
Resource Planning
Project Management
Human Resources
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13. Services : Bing,
Calendar,
Devices,
Microsoft Account,
OneDrive,
Outlook.com,
MSN
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14. Products: Windows, Servers, Skype, Visual
Studio (C++, C#, F#, BASIC), Office,
Dynamics, Azure, Xbox, Surface, Surface pro,
Mobile, Video Games, Programming
Languages and Compilers, SQL Server, PCs,
Yammer, Home OS
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15. STRENGTH
Brand reputation,
Easy to use software,
Strong distribution channels,
Robust financial performance,
Acquisition of Skype.
WEAKNESS
Poor acquisitions and investments,
Dependence on hardware manufactures,
Criticism over flows,
Mature PC markets,
Slow to innovate.
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16. OPPORTUNITIES
Cloud base services,
Mobile advertising,
Mobile device industry,
Growth through acquisitions.
THREATS
Intense competition in software products,
Changing consumer needs and habits,
Open source Projects,
Potential lawsuit.
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17. As noted at the beginning of this report, many of the monopolistic
advantages enjoyed by Microsoft are due only partially to
predatory abuses by the company; many of those advantages are
results of the "network effects" to any dominant player in an area
of technology where customers seek consistency and
compatibility between converging technologies and connected
markets.
Microsoft has used its dominance of the operating system
standards--the "field of competition" in many ways--to gain an
unfair monopolistic advantage against application competitors
trying to compete on the standards controlled by Microsoft. It
has used predatory pricing, including free giveaways of its
software through bundling and Internet distribution, to
overwhelm competitors who do not possess similarly deep
pockets, and it has used exclusive licensing deals to completely
cut off competitors from access to markets such as computer
resellers tied to Microsoft through those exclusive deals.
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18. Presented By
DEBJIT DAS (AU/BBA/2015/208)
ASGAR BISWAS (AU/BBA/2015/205)
ADAMAS UNIVERSITY
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