Microsoft in his marketplace
Guillaume DAOUBEN Slim DJILALI Yoan ESKINAZI Olivier HORN Tristan MOURET Thé-loc TRUONG IBFAI : Computer, Software, Communication MICROSOFT IN HIS MARKETPLACE SOMMAIRE I. ... Microsoft software and services A. The software marketplace B. ... Future in justice INTRODUCTION Microsoft is a company which with the wire of time with known to develop and create a dependence via software. ... In a first part we will present the company then we will detail the software and the Microsoft services thirdly we will expose Microsoft and the data-processing development finally, we will conclude on the subject. ... Presentation of Microsoft A. Key dates in the history of Microsoft Corp.: 1975 Microsoft founded by Paul Allen and Bill Gates, friends who had co-written a programming language for the Altair hobby-kit personal computer a year earlier. 1980 Microsoft chosen by IBM to create operating system for its first PC. ... 1983 Microsoft introduces Word word-processing program and plans to create Windows, which would improve MS-DOS with graphical icons that make PCs easier to use. 1991 Federal Trade Commission begins to investigate claims Microsoft monopolizes the market for PC operating systems. August 1995 Microsoft launches Windows 95. November 1995 Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 2. ... April 1997 Microsoft buys WebTV Networks and plans to expand the pioneering maker of devices for viewing the Internet on ordinary TVs. August 1997 Microsoft and Apple Computer unveil broad-ranging deal to share technology and set aside long-standing feud. ... May 14, 1998 Microsoft agrees to delay shipping Windows 98 for several days while it negotiates with federal government and 20 states in attempt to forestall antitrust lawsuits. 2001 Microsoft launches Windows xp. ... Gates is chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, the leading provider, worldwide, of software for the personal computer. Microsoft had revenues of $19. ... In his junior year, Gates dropped out of Harvard to devote his energies to Microsoft, a company he had begun in 1975 with Paul Allen. ... Gates foresight and vision regarding personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and the software industry. Gates is actively involved in key management and strategic decisions at Microsoft, and plays an important role in the technical development of new products. A significant portion of his time is devoted to meeting with customers and staying in contact with Microsoft employees around the world through e-mail.