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    MICROSOFTThe worlds largest software maker!!

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    Billgates and paul Allen

    founded Microsoft in 1975

    Steve Ballmer

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    History:

    Founded as a partnership in 1975 and incorporated in

    1981

    1980 - Microsoft purchases Seattle Computers SC-

    DOS and renames it MS- DOSMicrosoft and IBM helped start the modern time PC

    Introduced Windows in the mid-1980s to challenge

    ApplesGUI 1993 - Microsoft introduces Windows NT

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    Microsoft fast facts:

    Corporate headquarters are located

    in Redmond, Washington

    There is 7,800,000square feet of

    office space at MicrosoftNumber of buildings at corporate

    headquarters more than 175 and

    growing

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    Fields of Microsoft

    1. Development software.

    2. Digital media authoring.

    3. Internet.

    4. Office Microsoft Office suites

    a) For Windows.

    b) For Mac.

    5. Operating systems.

    6. Server software.

    7. System Administration.

    8. Video games.

    9. Misc.

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    Microsofts products:

    Access

    Excel

    MS Office

    FrontPage Projector

    Windows phone

    Microsoft Network (MSN)

    windows 8

    Many, many more

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    Achievements Of Microsoft

    Introduction of Windows 8.

    XBox 360.

    Xbox Live. Bing Search.

    Windows Phone 7.

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    Windows 8

    Windows 8was released to mixed reception. Although reactiontowards its performance improvements, security enhancements,and improved support for touchscreen devices was positive, thenew user interface of the operating system has been widely

    criticized for being confusing and having a steep learning curve(especially when used with a keyboard and mouse instead of atouchscreen)

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    Xbox 360

    Xbox 360, a massive success for Microsoft

    with nearly 42 million consoles, is one of three

    consoles that now dominate the homes of

    millions of people worldwide.

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    Xbox Live

    Xbox LIVE, the Microsofts largely successful

    online gaming service, is now not only

    available through the Xbox but also on PC

    through Games for Windows - Live andrecently on the Windows Phone 7 mobile OS.

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    Bing

    Microsofts Bing search engine was launched

    in 2009 and rose from the ashes of MSN and

    Live Search.

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    Windows Phone 7

    Windows Phone 7 marks a real turnaround of

    the Windows Mobile platform and is listed as

    the fifth great achievements of Microsoft.

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    Microsoft Market State

    Revenue US$ 73.72 billion (2012)

    Operating income US$ 21.76 billion (2012)

    Net income US$ 16.97 billion (2012)

    Total assets US$ 121.2 billion (2012)

    Total equity US$ 66.36 billion (2012)

    Employees 94,000 (2012)

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    Future Of Microsoft

    Windows Blue is Microsofts future low-costOS with yearly updates.

    Xbox Next, it is expected to launch the device

    Xbox Next or Xbox 720 in June 2013.Skype has the main service microsofts online

    video service conversations.

    Office 2015, The main product to be launchedis Microsoft Office 15 in first quarter of 2013

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    Thank you