Introduction to Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational software corporation headquartered in Redmond‚ Washington that develops‚ manufactures‚ licenses‚ and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4‚ 1975. Microsoft is the world’s largest software maker measured by revenues. It is also one of the world’s most valuable companies. Microsoft was established to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for
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1. Describe Microsoft’s overall reporting strategy. Why had the company adopted this strategy and why was the SEC concerned about it? Answer: 1) Hiding profits – The success of Microsoft provided incentives in hiding success from regulators and competitors. There is high incentive to reduce their performance given the history of the company with regulatory intervention. Therefore‚ the company’s policy of software capitalization occurred before serious regulatory intervention. 2) Avoiding complacency
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Like most large corporations Microsoft has a human resources department that has a large impact on the overall operation of the company. Microsoft’s HR‚ like most has implemented practices that are critical to the company’s success‚ and others that prevent the company from reaching even greater heights. An HR practice which always has been crucial to Microsoft is its recruitment style. Microsoft is only interested in the best‚ to the point where they prefer to leave a position vacant
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BASIC MICROBIOLOGY SMS ASSIGNMENT 1 (LACTOPHENOL BLUE STAINING) NAME : 1) FARAH ANINI BINTI MD. SHAFI’I 2) FATIN NUR SYAHIRAH BINTI MOHD. HANAFI 3) NOR AZAH BINTI MAHIZAN 4) JOSHUA RAJ A/L ISIDORE SAKAYARAJ 5) CHAN POH SHIN MATRIX NO : 1) 012012051710 2) 012012051610 3) 012012051646 4) 012012051472 5) 012012111185 SEMESTER : 2 PROGRAMME : BACHELOR OF NUTRITION (BNT) LECTURER : MADAM SASIMALANI SARGUNNAM
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It was 1938 and there was a 14 year-old boy named Archard who lived in Cologne. Unlike his peers‚ he was quiet at school and indulged himself into reading the newspaper. As a result‚ he was alienated and bullied by his classmates whenever they saw him. He even became the scapegoat for the classmates whenever they violate one of the school rules. Archard asked‚ “Why am I punished for something I does not do?” The teacher answered‚ “You are punished because you are a filthy Jew. You are from a generation
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Ethics Big Case 2 Microsoft Manages Legal and Ethical Issues Summary: Microsoft has a blinding reputation and presentation with the public and its users. They investment in the communities‚ the youth and globally. Not only the company invests but the employees contribute. As Always Bill Gates take it to the top with the William and Melinda Gates Foundation. Microsoft’s efforts and dedication is admirable. Its support of start-up software companies‚ creates a unique composition of company characteristics
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History of Microsoft: -Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates (CEO) and Paul Allen -Industry: Computer software and hardware -Revenue: $77.85 billion (2013) -Employees: 100‚932 worldwide 2. Why Microsoft? Microsoft is one of the world’s leading brands in computer technology‚ and so it is of interest to discover how they motivate and encourage their employees to achieve such great success. Microsoft is currently ranked second on the list of best companies to work for in the UAE‚ but why is this so?
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1. A user would like to secure files stored on a floppy disk. Which file system should they select to format the disk? A) NTFS B) UDF C) FAT D) CDFS Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): C Correct 2. A hard link can point to a folder on a different computer. True or False? A) True B) False Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): B Correct 3. When assigning NTFS permissions an ACE entry can explicitly define who is denied access to a resource‚ True or False? A) True
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Microsoft: On anti-trust and monopolies (or How A Linux User Can Court Ostracism) Introduction In 1890‚ the US Congress passed the Sherman Act. Further‚ the Clayton Act was enacted in 1912. This was followed by the Robinson-Patman Act of 1936. These antitrust laws prohibit agreements in restraint of trade‚ monopolization and attempted monopolization‚ anticompetitive mergers and tie-in schemes‚ and‚ in some circumstances‚ price discrimination in the sale of commodities. Thus‚ the goals of
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The Microsoft Revival After struggling through the majority of the last decade‚ Microsoft seems to have got its mojo back in the last 3-4 years. Microsoft’s troubles were as much a result of its internal inadequacies as the growth of its competitors such as Google and Apple. As Microsoft struggled with innovation‚ products such as the iPad‚ iPhone and the iPod‚ charmed customers around the world. Microsoft not only failed to keep pace with these new innovations‚ it also failed to protect its dominance
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