Microsoft was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. It has grown to be one of the largest software companies in the world, developing widely used products like Windows, Office, Xbox, and Skype. Microsoft's mission is to empower people through technology by creating accessible and easy to use products. It has expanded from programming languages to operating systems, productivity software, gaming, cloud services and more through both organic growth and acquisitions worth billions of dollars. Today Microsoft has over 128,000 employees working across 129 subsidiaries worldwide.

1. MicrosoftT h e P a s t , P r e s e n t & F u t u r e

2. Outline
 Mission
 Introduction
 History
 Company Overview
 Segments
 Products and Services
 Competition
 Technologies
 Acquisitions
 Future

3. Mission
“At Microsoft, our mission is to enable people and businesses
throughout the world to realize their full potential. We consider
our mission statement a commitment to our customers. We
deliver on that commitment by striving to create technology that
is accessible to everyone—of all ages and abilities. Microsoft is
one of the industry leaders in accessibility innovation and in
building products that are safer and easier to use.”

4. Introduction
 Founded on April 4, 1975.
 American multinational software, hardware and services corporation
based in Redmond, Washington.
 Develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports wide range of
products and services.
 The world’s largest software maker measured by revenue.
 One world’s most valuable companies with more than $90 billion
cash in the bank.

5. History: The Beginning
1975 Microsoft is founded Bill Gates and Paul Allen.
Sold BASIC, the first PC programming language.
1981  Microsoft, Inc. is incorporated.
 IBM uses Microsoft’s 16-bit operating system for its first
person computer.
1983  Paul resigns as executive vice-president.
 Jon Shirley is made president of Microsoft.
 Microsoft introduces Mouse and Word for MS-DOS.
1985  Microsoft and IBM form joint development agreement.
 Launch Windows 1.0.
 Bill Gates becomes youngest billionaire.
1986  Moved headquarters to Redmond, Washington.
 Became publically traded company.
1989  Microsoft, Sybase and Ashton-Tate develops SQL Server 1.0. Contd….

6. 1990-1996: Windows 3.0 and The Internet
1990  Becomes the first PC software company to gross $1 billion
in sales; launched Windows 3.0; introduces Microsoft Office.
1992  Windows is used by more than 25 million licensed users.
 Acquires PC database company Fox Software.
1994  Microsoft releases Windows NT.
 U.S. Justice Department files Competitive Impact Statement.
1995  Microsoft launches Windows 95.
 Sells 1 million copies in 4 days.
 Internet Explorer released as a Windows add-on.
 Web portal MSN is launched.
1996  Forms 24/7 cable news channel MSNBC with NBC Universal.
Contd….

7. 2000-2007: XP and Gaming
2000  First beta of the .NET frame is released.
 Acquires Visio Corporation.
 Microsoft found guilty in the U.S. v. Microsoft case.
 PocketPC 2000 is released.
2001  Windows XP is released worldwide.
 Xbox game console is released.
2003  Windows server is launched.
 PocketPC becomes Windows Mobile.
 Acquires web conferencing company PlaceWare for $200
million.
2005  MSN launches new search service.
 Acquires productivity software company, Groove Networks
for $120 million.
2007  Windows Vista and Office 2007 are released to consumers.
Contd….

8. 2008 on: Windows 10 and The Cloud
2008  Microsoft purchases Danger, Inc. for $500 million.
 Bill Gates retires as Chief Software Architect.
 Windows Azure is launched.
2009  Windows 7 is released.
 Microsoft opens first retail store in Scottsdale, Arizona.
2010  Microsoft replaces Windows Mobile with Windows Phone.
2011  Acquires Skype for $8.5 billion.
 Previews Windows 8.
2012  Windows 8 is launched.
 Enters the tablet market with the Surface.
2013  Windows 8.1 and Office 2013 are released.
2014  Windows 10 announced.
Contd….

9. Company Overview
 129 subsidiaries worldwide.
 600,000+ partners.
 $700 billion partner revenue.
 128,076 employees.
 191 countries.

10. Microsoft Segments
Engineering Group
 Advanced Technology
 Applications and Services
Engineering Group
 Cloud and Enterprise Engineering
Group
 Devices Group
 Dynamics
 Operating Systems Engineering
Group
 Technology and Research
Business Functions
 Business Development Group
 Finance Group
 HR Group
 Legal and Corporate Affairs Group
 Marketing Group
 Operations
 Strategy

11. Products and Services
 Windows
 Office
 Surface
 Xbox
 Skype
 MSN
 Bing
 Internet Explorer
 Security Essentials

12. Windows
 World’s most used operating system.
 Installed on 81.1% of computers used daily.
 The most pirated software in the world.
 More than half the copies of Windows software in China are
unauthorized copies.
 Windows 7 is the all-time best selling version of Windows.
 450 million copies sold in less than two years.
 In January 2015, Windows 10 was announced as a unified
version of Windows and Windows Phone.

13. Office
 The most used productivity software in the world.
 Office 365 launched on June 28, 2011.
 Replaced Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite.
 Most downloaded mobile office productivity app.
 Office 365 is free for students.

14. Xbox
 The first Xbox gaming console was in November 2001.
 Sold one million units in three weeks.
 Xbox Live popularized online social gaming.
 Used by more than 30 million daily active users.
 Xbox 360 was the best-selling second generation gaming
console in 2010 and 2011.
 Introduced hands-free gaming with the Kinect.
 Xbox One was introduced with speech control.

15. Skype
 Launched in 2003.
 At $8.5 billion, Skype is Microsoft largest acquisition.
 The number video calling service in the world.
 300 million active users.
 4.5 daily active users.
 300 million Skype video minutes are used daily.
 Two trillion video and voice call minutes used on Skype.
 Replaced Lync, Microsoft’s business video and voice
solutions.

16. Bing
 Controls 20% of the search market.
 Powers Yahoo’s search engine.
 Reached a new search deal in April 2015.
 Formerly MSN Live Search.

17. Competition

18. Technologies
 Visual Studio
 SQL Server
 Windows Server
 Windows Embedded
 C#
 TypeScript
 F#
 Azure Cloud Platform

19. Most Notable Acquisitions
 aQuauntive - $6,333,000,000
 Skype Technologies - $8,500,000,000
 Yammer - $1,200,000,000
 Nokia Mobile Division - $7,200,000,000
 Mojang - $2,500,000,000
 Makers of the popular game, Minecraft.

20. Thank You
Sedrick Brooks