Truong and Bui Quang Thang Subject: Case study about Microsoft Date: 22th May, 2014 As required, this report is a discussion report about one interesting company namely Microsoft Corporation. This report covers the brief background information of this corporation, analyzes the internal strengths with the weaknesses and the external opportunities and threats of Microsoft. Furthermore, the success of this company is also discussed in the paper. BRIEF DESCRIPTION Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational
1. INTRODUCTION Microsoft founded in 1975 by Bill Gates. It is the largest information technology (IT) company. For the year 2005, its revenue was US$39,788 million and net income after taxes US$12,254. Nevertheless, since the early 2000s, a string of bad news had seriously undermined the future growth of Microsoft. Personal Computer (PC) operating system and basic office are the near-monopoly software in the category. Purchase of QDOS (quick and dirty operating system) from Seattle programmer
chose Microsoft Corporation because I grew up seeing it flourish into the company it is now. Microsoft has had a tremendous impact internationally and Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, has also had a major impact on several global issues. In my paper I am going to discuss the history, mission, values, products and services, competitors and how they share the market, a brief overview of the foreign investments and an evaluation of the company’s SWOT analysis. On September 22, 1994, Microsoft Corporation
ratings on Microsoft products to other products, this would be more used as just to see what the customer would pick if they had exposure to other products. By having a little better insight on the industry it could help in knowing if Microsoft is truly a monopoly over the industry or if other companies are involved in the market. If Microsoft truly has the best product then you cannot fully take that away from the benefiters being us the consumers. As far as the Internet Browser, Microsoft’s Internet
12 Structuring alliances Microsoft and Nokia were long standing partners, but they acted as separate companies. Even though the two collaborated frequently, they each had to go through different development processes; both companies had their own resources, tools, culture and trade secrets, which created a lot of inefficiencies. The CEO of Microsoft announce “one Microsoft” initiative to restructure the company aiming to realign product development line , a month after the announcement
easy to use since it is user friendly and is helpful to people who do not use a computer much. On the other hand, some people may want more control over their system because they know what they are doing so this is a negative for them. The price of Microsoft Windows can be staggeringly high. It can be up to or over £100 for a licensed copy. Linux is completely free and open source so anyone can freely modify a program or file. Some companies allow you to pay for a more complex version of Linux but the
placing a “PC running Microsoft software on every desk and in every home” drove their overall strategy early on. Depending on the business segment within Microsoft, one would see in place very different business models as the strategy for each line of business could vary. In the operating system (OS) segment, Microsoft initially brought in an existing product and modified this (MS-DOS) to work with the Intel microprocessor, which were the “brains” of the IBM PC. Microsoft partnered with IBM to
become an everyday item, we have seen a leader emerge. Microsoft Corporation has over the ages proved through technological advances and new innovations that it is a leader among computers and new upcoming technologies. Microsoft offers a variety of products some of which include operating systems for laptops and desktops, cell phones and gaming consoles. They also offer services that help us with everyday questions and tasks such as Microsoft Office, which most people use in their daily life to write
The Microsoft Corporation is one of the most well-known leaders of the personal computer software systems in the United States. However, Microsoft was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul G. Allen, two childhood friends with dreams to succeed and become entrepreneurs. Nonetheless, not only does the company develops software, but they also sell electronic games as well. Not to mention that the Microsoft Software Corporation is rated among the top ten companies with the best Corporate Social Responsibility
Microsoft is a well-know, huge technology company that has revenue increasing by more than 50%. Their products and software vary from all platforms. For example, they vary from laptops, to video games and consoles, to phones, and even software like Office 365. After doing some research I came to the conclusion that Microsoft struggles with advertising. Their spark on products is not fully there. Some of their competitors have their advertising down. If Microsoft wants to keep growing in revenue
Since the early 1980’s, Microsoft Corporation has been a global leader in software technology . Founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen , Microsoft’s history with computing and software is quite lengthy as is accomplished. According to their company website, Gates and Allen began small, but went on with the express goal to famously ensure that there was “a computer on every desktop and in every home. ” In subsequent years, Microsoft positioned its brand as an innovative leader in software, and begins
Strategic Management and Strategic Competition Introduction The Microsoft Corporation is a publicly traded company. It was founded in 1975 and prides itself as a leader in software and product solutions for individuals and businesses. Their mission and vision is to be a go-to source for everyone globally, and to be able to consistently produce platforms and products superior to the competition. Their comprehensive line-up makes them a very competitive business in the market, and one that can partner
MGMT 512 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, Aymelek Kozikoglu Koç University, Graduate School of Management – MBA 2017 Exam II – MICROSOFT CORPORATE GOVERNANCE by Okan Abdullahoglu June 11th, 2017 Microsoft is a company with a very structured corporate governance scheme although it was established in a garage in 1975 as a typical start-up. In general understanding, companies with more than 60-70 years of history and 2-3 generations of heritage are more likely to be associated with
Microsoft Corporation Case Analysis Microsoft is the leading and the largest Software Company in the world. Found by William Gates and Paul Allen in 1975 Microsoft has grown and become a multibillion company in only ten years. It all started with a great vision – “a computer on every desk and every home” - that seemed almost impossible at the time. Now Microsoft has over 44,000 employees in 60 countries, net income of $3.45 billion and revenue of 11.36 billion. Company dramatic growth and success
Is Microsoft Office the best office suite in the software market? Almost everyone uses Microsoft Office in Windows operating system to write a CV, a letter, a report, to make spreadsheets or presentations, etc. So what makes it the most known and used in the software market; is it the best office suite although there are many free alternative office applications that provide equivalent features? Actually, Microsoft Office is all the time up to date, integrates ideally with Windows operating system
The case Microsoft vs. The US Government is one of the most famous anti-trust cases in the history of the United States. Microsoft Corporations was originally founded as software programming company in 1975. As the company grew they discovered a unique value in their owned operating system. This asset massively contributed to the success of the company growing in the PC desktop business. This success left thousands of workers within the company to become millionaires. Before Microsoft entered their
Over six billion dollars spent producing one of the worlds’ largest technological projects in history; Windows Vista. In 2007, Microsoft finally launched their new operating system years behind their proposed schedule and billions over budget. This essay will cover aspects over Microsofts arrangements with the development and sale of Windows vista in a monopolist market and the effects it would have if it was in a competitive market, discuss why PC’s are in a more competitive market compared to operating
few, and questionable, at that. Take for instance, the situation with Microsoft. The government is sticking its nose in where it doesn't belong. Let's try and get passed that point for a moment and examine the good that could come out of government intervention. One possible pro to this intervention is that it would most likely create a more equal market (not "fair market.") The term "fair market" is like an oxymoron in this case because basically the government is saying, "Hi, we're the United States
1. Microsoft: Microsoft is still the leader in PC operating systems, along with Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows Vista being the lead operating systems for approximately 90% of the world’s PCs, Google Android and Apple’s iOS. Although they are the leading PC operating system, they have struggled with many of their efforts, including smartphone hardware and software, mobile computing, cloud-based software apps, and its Internet portal. Although, Microsoft’s offering, Bing, has about
total monopoly in this era of globalization. Back in 1998, the United States had taken Bill Gates and the Microsoft Corporation for a trial. The reason being is because Microsoft had been accused of becoming a monopoly