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- 1. February 28, 2021 By Taylor Card
- 2. Microsoft’s Mission Statement Empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more
- 3. Microsoft’s Vision Statement To help people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potential
- 4. Microsoft founded IBM introduces its personal computer with Microsoft's operating system Microsoft introduces the earliest version of Office suite applications Microsoft launches Windows 3.0 Microsoft launches Windows XP Microsoft launces Xbox Microsoft launches Xbox 360 Microsoft launches Office 365 Microsoft launches Office for iPad Microsoft launches Windows 10 Microsoft introduces Surface Laptop Go
- 6. Bill Gates “There are people who don't like capitalism, and people who don't like PCs. But there's no-one who likes the PC who doesn't like Microsoft.” - Gates
- 7. Bill Gates “Microsoft will always be an important part of my life’s work and I will continue to be engaged with Satya and the technical leadership to help shape the vision and achieve the company’s ambitious goals. I feel more optimistic than ever about the progress the company is making.” - Gates
- 9. Satya Nadella “Technologies will come and go, so you need to be able to both ask and answer the question: What do you do as a company, why do you exist?” - Nadella
- 10. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs in the 1970s
- 11. Microsoft Office
- 12. Microsoft Office 365 Office 365 has been growing at between 3.5 and 4 million monthly active users per month for the last few years
- 14. XBOX
- 15. XBOX Kinect “fastest selling consumer electronics device”
- 19. Microsoft Azure If you visit a website, there’s a good chance that it’s running on Microsoft Azure.
- 20. Microsoft continues to grow and set the bar high enough to remain dominant in the marketplace even if the technologies and opportunities keep on evolving.
- 21. Everyone, in one- way-or-another, is using a Microsoft product.
- 22. “A computer on every desk and in every home. “ Four decades ago, Microsoft Founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen set the ambitious goal of putting a PC on every desk and in every home. Forty years later that goal has been largely realized.
- 23. Computers Changed Our World PCs and Windows have become the fundamental tools that have helped authors write best sellers, artists create masterpieces, musicians craft music, social service and volunteer organizations monitor resources, manufacturers optimize production, banks power ATMs and much more. Their integration in almost every part of our lives has changed our world.
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- “You can’t mention the word PC without thinking of Microsoft” (ColdFusion, 2019) . Reference: The History and Size of Microsoft | ColdFusion. (2019, March 27). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTr8rgWQ7o4
- Empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more
- To help people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potential
- Microsoft was founded in 1975 by two friends - Bill Gates and Paul Allen In 1980 International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) asked Microsoft to produce the operating system, for their first personal computer (Hall, 2020) By 1993, Windows 3.0 and its subsequent versions were selling at a rate of one million copies per month, and nearly 90 percent of the world’s PCs ran on a Microsoft operating system (Hall, 2020) In 2001 Microsoft released the Xbox, an electronic game console that rapidly captured second place in the video gaming market In 2011 Microsoft released Office 365 References: Hall, M. (2020, November 12). Microsoft Corporation | History, Products, & Facts. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Microsoft-Corporation Microsoft. (2021, January 27). Facts About Microsoft. Stories. https://news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft/
- Fun Fact: Did you know that the first ever mention of Microsoft was in a letter addressed to co-founder Paul Allen from Bill Gates? (Parker, 2020) Reference: Parker, B. (2020, November 24). Microsoft SWOT Analysis 2019 | SWOT Analysis of Microsoft. Business Strategy Hub. https://bstrategyhub.com/swot-analysis-of-microsoft/
- Bill Gates wrote his first software program at the age of 13 (Britannica, 2020) Gates left Harvard during his junior year with Allen and shortly after formed Microsoft Microsoft went public in 1986 and within a year Bill Gates, at the age of 31, had become the youngest self-made billionaire (Britannica, 2020) References: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2020, October 24). Bill Gates | Biography, Microsoft, & Facts. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bill-Gates
- February 2014 Gates stepped down as Microsoft's chairman to focus on charitable work at his foundation (B, 2020) Gates remains one of the largest individual shareholders of Microsoft. As of December 2020, he holds roughly 1.3 percent of the company’s shares. (Lohr, 2020) References: Wakabayashi, D., & Lohr, S. (2020, March 15). Bill Gates Stepping Down From Microsoft’s Board. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/technology/bill-gates-microsoft-board.html B. (2020, April 8). Bill Gates. Biography. https://www.biography.com/business-figure/bill-gates
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6wWgTYyiuc
- Satya Nadella is the Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft. Before being named CEO in February 2014, Nadella held leadership roles in both enterprise and consumer businesses across the company. He joined Microsoft in 1992 References: Pratap, A. (2020, October 16). Business growth strategy of Microsoft: A Case Study. Notesmatic. https://notesmatic.com/2020/10/business-growth-strategy-of-microsoft-a-case-study/ Microsoft. (2021b, February 16). Satya Nadella. Stories. https://news.microsoft.com/exec/satya-nadella/ Ailani, R. (2020, August 19). Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s Top 8 Success Tips Everyone Must Follow. Askmen India. https://in.askmen.com/lifestyle/1126601/article/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadellas-top-8-success-tips-everyone-must-follow
- A key deal that paved the way for Microsoft’s success was a deal signed by Gates and Apple CEO John Sculley in 1985 (Belanger, 2018) In addition to agreeing to a broad patent cross-licensing agreement, Microsoft promised to support Microsoft Office for the Mac for 5 years while Apple agreed to make Internet Explorer the default web browser on the Mac (Engadget, 2014) References: Belanger, L. (2018, April 4). 10 Amazing Moments in Microsoft’s History, From Its Founding to Desktop Dominance to Today. Entrepreneur. https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/311468 Engadget is now a part of Verizon Media. (2014, May 20). Engadget. https://www.engadget.com/2014-05-20-what-ever-became-of-microsofts-150-million-investment-in-apple.html
- The core programs (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) made up the first version of Office but existed as separate applications in the 1980s. It was not until 1989 that Microsoft bundled the programs together (Axlline, 2014) References: Axlline, A. (2014, August 11). A brief history of Microsoft Office | Articles. GoCertify. http://www.gocertify.com/articles/a-brief-history-of-microsoft-office.html Redmond, T. (2020, May 7). Teams Powers Office 365 Growth. Office 365 for IT Pros. https://office365itpros.com/2020/04/30/office365-teams-power-growth/
- Microsoft Office has evolved significantly over the years. References: Axlline, A. (2014, August 11). A brief history of Microsoft Office | Articles. GoCertify. http://www.gocertify.com/articles/a-brief-history-of-microsoft-office.html Redmond, T. (2020, May 7). Teams Powers Office 365 Growth. Office 365 for IT Pros. https://office365itpros.com/2020/04/30/office365-teams-power-growth/
- Internet Explorer (IE) was created by Microsoft. After launching in 1995, it quickly became one of the most popular tools for accessing the Internet (Britannica, 2020). Reference: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2020, May 27). Internet Explorer | Browser, Downloads, Versions, & Facts. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/technology/Internet-Explorer
- The Xbox was launched in the US on November 15th 2001 It was the first console to have a built-in hard drive Reference: Your Turn: A Brief History of Microsoft and the Xbox. (2013, November 20). The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/technology/your-turn-a-brief-history-of-microsoft-and-the-xbox-20131113-2xeyx.html
- The Xbox 360's most memorable accessory is Kinect. It holds the Guinness world record of being the "fastest selling consumer electronics device" selling eight million units in the first two months, and over 24 million in total since its launch.
- Microsoft is a leading technology brand, and like the other tech leaders, they invest heavily in research and development (Pratap, 2020) Innovation is a key driver of Microsoft’s competitive advantage and a core pillar of Microsoft’s business strategy (Pratap, 2020) Reference: Pratap, A. (2020, October 16). Business growth strategy of Microsoft: A Case Study. Notesmatic. https://notesmatic.com/2020/10/business-growth-strategy-of-microsoft-a-case-study/
- Microsoft is a global business that targets both individual users and business customers. It has introduced a large and highly diversified array of products and services that target customers from various segments. Unlike Apple, which targets users mainly from the higher-end market, Microsoft targets users from all classes (Pratap, 2020) Reference: Pratap, A. (2020, October 16). Business growth strategy of Microsoft: A Case Study. Notesmatic. https://notesmatic.com/2020/10/business-growth-strategy-of-microsoft-a-case-study/
- Microsoft has been one of the most active acquirers of cloud-related technologies since 2013 (CB Insights, 2020). In October 2016 Azure offered Serverless Architecture (CB Insights, 2020). Reference: Han, L. (2020, April 20). Why I'm buying Microsoft (MSFT). Retrieved February 26, 2021, from https://lawrencehan94.medium.com/why-im-buying-microsoft-msft-ab08ebf91f8e CB Insights. (2020, July 07). Microsoft strategy teardown. Retrieved February 26, 2021, from https://www.cbinsights.com/research/report/microsoft-strategy-teardown/
- Microsoft took Amazon by surprise in October 2018 when Amazon’s revenue totaled to only $234 billion, and Microsoft earned $267 billion for the same period (CB Insights, 2020). Reference: CB Insights. (2020, July 07). Microsoft strategy teardown. Retrieved February 26, 2021, from https://www.cbinsights.com/research/report/microsoft-strategy-teardown/
- The majority of Microsoft’s revenue comes from its enterprise technologies, which fall under its Intelligent Cloud and Productivity & Business Processes segments (CB Insights, 2020). Reference: CB Insights. (2020, July 07). Microsoft strategy teardown. Retrieved February 26, 2021, from https://www.cbinsights.com/research/report/microsoft-strategy-teardown/
- Over a billion PCs are now in use in businesses and homes around the world. (Ward, 2020) Reference: Ward, J. (2020, August 12). How Microsoft’s technological and social impacts have changed the world. Windows Central. https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-has-had-profound-technological-and-social-global-impact
- Computers have changed our world. Reference: Ward, J. (2020, August 12). How Microsoft’s technological and social impacts have changed the world. Windows Central. https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-has-had-profound-technological-and-social-global-impact