From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The first version of Microsoft Word was developed by Charles Simonyi and Richard Brodie‚ former Xerox programmers hired by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1981. Both programmers worked on Xerox Bravo‚ the first Microsoft WYSIWYGword processor. The first Word version‚ Word 1.0‚ was released in October 1983 for Xenix and MS-DOS; it was followed by four very similar versions that were not very successful. The first Windows version was released in 1989‚ with a slightly
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Case 1: Nintendo’s Strategy in 2009: The ongoing battle with Microsoft and Sony 1. In the video game world the most important Key Success Factor are the technological and the manufacturing related KSFs. Each generation of gaming system offered new technological advances‚ Nintendo was the first to bring out optical disk‚ which all manufactures adopted‚ Sega brought the breakthrough of Internet gaming. Sony combined gaming and the movie industry in one system and Microsoft created an online gaming
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Yes. Gates had long recognized that it took exceptional people to write outstanding software Microsoft is all about software. Microsoft is a pioneer in this industry and hence attracted extremely intelligent‚ creative and ambitious college graduates since its start up days. Bill gates knack of recognizing genius in others set a precedent. Prime example is Steve Ballmer who helped Microsoft sustain leadership in competitive market. Bill Gates and Steve have deliberately fashioned an organization
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On the morning of April 15‚ 1912‚ the sinking of the Titanic the previous night shocked the world. The year had dawned bright with promise and the maiden voyage of the Titanic was a symbol of the advances mankind had made in the last few years. The ship was considered to have been so well constructed it was believed she could sustain any amount of damage and still remain afloat. Late on the night of April 14‚ 1912‚ the sinking of the Titanic proved this idea wrong in a horribly tragic way. The
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Dr. Chemene Crawford Date due: 06/03/2006 The Anti-Trust Case against Microsoft Microsoft was founded in 1975 by founder Bill Gates‚ a former Harvard drop out (Lawrence‚ 455). The business grew and controlled 90% of the market for operating systems‚ with revenues of over nineteen billion dollars per year (Lawrence‚ 455). In the nineteen nineties‚ the Internet generation was starting to explode and Microsoft new that it would be a profitable market. This led to their approach to develop
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Motivation Techniques at Microsoft With more than 4‚000 of its 27‚000 employees already millionaires‚ Microsoft faces the challenge of figuring out how to motivating its employees though means other than pay raises. While this problem is not unique to Microsoft‚ the circumstances under which this problem evolved however‚ are. As a company that must caters to the needs of the ’professional’ worker‚ Microsoft’s motivational strategy should center around recognition of individual employee achievements
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ntroduction The ongoing case study presented by Microsoft and the scrutiny of the Justice Department and Congress serves as an excellent departure point to establish the nature and premises of organizational theory and design since it allows for examination from both the viewpoint of the public and the economic aspects of the situation in which Microsoft finds itself. While issues of organizational structure and corporate policies as related to costs‚ revenue‚ profit and market structure are inherent
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Nokia Microsoft alliance LONDON – Feb. 11‚ 2011 – Nokia and Microsoft today announced plans to form a broad strategic partnership that would use their complementary strengths and expertise to create a new global mobile ecosystem. Nokia and Microsoft intend to jointly create market-leading mobile products and services designed to offer consumers‚ operators and developers unrivalled choice and opportunity. As each company would focus on its core competencies‚ the partnership would create the opportunity
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Microsoft’s Strategic Initiative Microsoft was cofounded on April 4‚ 1975‚ by childhood friends‚ Paul Allen and Bill Gates. Bill Gates served as the first CEO due to the 60/40 partnership he had with Paul Allen. The first Japanese office‚ ASCII Microsoft‚ opened in August 1977. Microsoft became incorporated in Washington thus becoming Microsoft Inc. in 1981. Microsoft’s many products include Microsoft’s Operating Systems‚ Microsoft Mouse‚ Windows‚ Microsoft Office‚ Internet Explorer‚ and the
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Paul Allen‚ Microsoft has had a major role in how we use computers today. It all started when the duo decided they wanted to utilize their shared skills to create an interpreter for a new personal computer‚ the Altair 8800 microcomputer. The interpreter worked flawlessly when it was demonstrated to MITS in the March of 1975. Microsoft wasn’t officially established until April 4 with Bill Gates as CEO. In 1977 Microsoft established its first international office in Japan. Microsoft entered the
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