Microsoft

2.  Microsoft corporation is an American
Multinational Technology Company.
 It is founded on 4th April , 1975 by
Bill Gates and
Paul Allen.
 Present CEO: Satya Nadella.

3. BILL GATES PAUL ALLEN

4.  Graduated from Lakeside school, Washington.
 Dropped out from studies, To establish
Microsoft.
 Paul Allen resigned from Microsoft in 2000.

5. Satya Nadella

6.  Born on August 19 , 1967.
 Attained Bachelor’s degree in Electrical
Engineering. From Manipal University
Mangalore.
 Received M.S. degree in computer science at
the University of Wisconsin.

7.  It was a business partnership between Gates
and paul that existed in 1970s.
 Objective was to read the raw data from
roadway traffic counters and create reports
for traffic engineers.

8.  MITS :asked to demonstrate the
interpreter.
 MITS decided to distribute Interpreter.
 Then they officially established Microsoft
on April 4 1975 with Gates as CEO.

9.  Microsoft introduced an Operating
system(OS) named Windows in the year 1985.
 It is a metafamily operating system
developed, marketed and sold by Microsoft.
 Microsoft Entered the OS business in 1980
with its own version of Unix , called Xenix.

11. Linux
1.Purchased with its source
code.
2.User can get open
software for free of charge.
3.User can modify the
software.
4.User can install software
freely into any computers.
Microsoft
1.Purchased without its
source code.
2.User must pay to get the
software.
3.User can’t modify the
software.
4.User must have license
code before installing.

12.  In 1990 ,Microsoft introduced its office suite
, Microsoft office .
 The software bundled separate office
productivity applications , such as Microsoft
word and Microsoft office.
 written in C++.

13.  Word.(word processing application)
 Excel.(spreadsheet)
 Power point.(Presentation application)
 Access.(Data base management)

14.  Outlook.(Personal information
manager)
 Onenote.(Note-taking program)
 Sway.(Presentation app)
 Etc…

15.  On April 25 2014,Microsoft acquired Nokia
devices and services for $7.2 billion.
 In 2015 ,Microsoft was the third largest
maker of mobiles phones selling 33 million
units.