2. AGENDA
I N T R O D U C T I O N
E S TA B L I S H E D
P R O D U C T S / S E RV I C E S
C O N T R I B U T I O N
S T R AT EG Y
F U T U R E
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3. 3
INTRODUCTION
J U S T A N I D E A
Microsoft was inspired by popular electronic
magazines in the late 1900s. Bill Gates and Paul Allen
decided to start Microsoft and use it to create
microprocessors and software for the Altair 8800, one
of the oldest personal computers.
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6. MICROSOFT MAKES A DEAL
In 1980, Microsoft made a deal to create the operating system for IBM’s first
personal computer. The Windows OS was released in 1985. By 1990, Microsoft
became the largest PC software company.
7. PRODUCTS &
SERVICES
• M I C R O S O F T B E C A M E A
F O R T U N E 5 0 0 C O M P A N Y
I N 1 9 9 5 . T H E Y S O L D A N
E S T I M A T E D 1 M I L L I O N
C O P I E S O F W I N D O W S 9 5
I N T H E F I R S T 4 D A Y S O N
T H E M A R K E T .
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8. COMPUTING MARKET • Microsoft created an sold
many PC related products in
the form of applications.
Microsoft Office was created
and released in 1989. Their
goal was to bundle and create
a trend of rebranding existing
products focusing on quantity
over quality.
• Majority of PC owners used
Windows OS over any OS on
the market. With constant
updates, users were able to do
everything they needed on
their devices.
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9. MICROSOFT
WORD
• Microsoft word was first
released in 1983 apart of the
office suites. Free copies of
the application were bundled
in the 1983 issue of PC world.
• By 1990. Microsoft became
the market leader for word
processors for IBM PC-
compatible computers.
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10. MICROSOFT SQL SERVER
• SQL Server is a relational
database management system.
As a server it gathers stores
and sends data as requested
by other software.
• SQL Server was released by
1983 to the public but began
as a project to port Sybase on
to OS/2. Today, thousands of
businesses and students use
the application.
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11. WINDOWS
M i c r o s o f t ’ s b e s t p r o d u c t w a s w i n d o w s O S .
T h r o u g h o u t t h e e v o l u t i o n o f p e r s o n a l
c o m p u t e r s , M i c r o s o f t w a s a b l e t o u p d a t e
t h e O S t o m e e t t h e d e m a n d s o f h a r d w a r e
a t t h e t i m e , a n d o f t o d a y.
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Gates is known for the success that Microsoft has
seen these past decades. Gates alongside Allen
designed an Altair emulator that ran on the BASCIC
interpreter. By the early 2000s, Gates stepped down
as CEO of the company and remained on the board of
directors. These days he runs the Bill and Melinda
Foundation, a charity he and his ex-wife began while
married.
BILL GATES
14. PAUL ALLEN
• Allen co-founded Microsoft with Gates and helped spark
the computer revolution in the 1970s and 1980s. He was big
on programming, investing, and philanthropy in his work life
and stepped down from Microsoft in 1983 after a diagnosis
but remained on the board of directors.
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16. MORE THAN JUST
TECH
• Many would define Microsoft as a
“do more” type of company.
From the start, the goal of the 2
founders were to get everyone a
personal computer in their
homes, to make them more
powerful, efficient, and
convenient
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17. SMART TV
• Microsoft has led the way to
several innovative technologies that
many take for granted. The
company launched media center on
windows in 2002. The program
offered many of what you would
see in a modern day smart tv. The
tech was ahead of its time, and
sadly did not take off as planned.
• This undoubtedly led to the
inspiration of smart TVs down the
line once the technology was ready
and more efficient to use.
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M i c r o s o f t c h a n g e d t h e w a y w e g a m e
w h e n t h e y d e c i d e d t o r e l e a s e X b o x
l i v e b a c k i n 2 0 0 2 . T h i s p r o d u c t
w o r k e d a s a d i g i t a l m e d i a s e r v i c e
w h e r e y o u c o u l d w a t c h m o v i e s , l i s t e n
t o m u s i c , a n d t o p l a y a n d s h a r e
g a m e s w i t h f r i e n d s o n l i n e . T h i s l e d
t o t h e o t h e r m a j o r g a m i n g c o m p a n i e s
t o c r e a t e t h e i r o w n a n d f o l l o w s u i t .
GAMING
19. SMARTPHONES &
TABLETS
• M i c r o s o f t w a s t h e f i r s t t o c r e a t e t h e s m a r t t r u e
p h o n e . W i n d o w s C E , Po c ke t P C , W i n d o w s M o b i l e ,
w e r e d e v i c e s t h a t a l l s m a r t p h o n e s t o d a y a r e b a s e d
o n , w h i c h s o m e o f t h e c o r e f u n c t i o n s s t i l l e x i s t .
20. MICROSOFT
SAVES APPLE
• I n t h e l a te 1 9 9 0 s ,
A p p l e wa s o n t h e
b r i n k o f c o l l a ps e .
M i c ro s o f t s e n t t h e
c o m p a ny 1 5 0
m i l l i o n d o l l a rs to
stay a b ove wa te r.
W i t h o u t t h e c a s h ,
t h e re i s a go o d
c h a n c e t h a t A p p l e
w o u l d n o t b e t h e
te c h g i a n t s t h e y a re
to d ay.
21. COMPETITION
• Competition was not anything
Microsoft was worried about, and
that idea still exists today. All tech
giants push each other further to
create new and better technologies
for the world to enjoy. Without
competition, the industry would
likely become stagnant.
22. HOW WE USE COMPUTERS
• Microsoft changed the way we use computers by making them lighter, smaller, and more personal.
Today they are still trying to push the envelope. HoloLens is a new way to use a computer as a
headset.
24. GOALS AND MISSION
STATEMENT
• M i c r o s o f t ' s g o a l i s t o
h e l p p e o p l e a n d
b u s i n e s s e s t h r o u g h o u t
t h e w o r l d r e a l i z e t h e i r
f u l l p o t e n t i a l . T h e
c o m p a n y ’s p r o d u c t s b e i n g
u s e d a s t o o l c a n b e n e f i t
s m a l l e r b u s i n e s s e s a n d
t h e i r d e v e l o p m e n t
p r o c e s s . T h e y w i l l d o t h i s
b y s e l l i n g t h e i r p r o d u c t
t o b o t h i n d i v i d u a l s a n d
o r g a n i z a t i o n s