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Process of Microsoft
Bill Gates called the creators of the new microcomputer, MITS (Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems), to inform them that he and others had developed a version of the programming language BASIC for the platform.Allen flew to MITS to unveil the new BASIC system. -
Begining of Microsoft
History First conceived in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen,
Microsoft was founded in 1975 in Albuquerque, New Mexico launched the application that became world famous in 1986. With the upgrade of Windows Operating System, Microsoft a big market share made sure to put a support system easy to use and the IBM PC which was widespread in the market. -
Allen's and Gates' BASIC for the Altair platform.
The first time that used the name Microsoft for this company.
The demonstration was successful and resulted in a deal with MITS to buy the rights to Allen's and Gates' BASIC for the Altair platform. -
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Microsofh transformed to registered mark
Time of deverlopes of this company. -
CEO
Steve Ballmer joined the company on June 11, 1980, and would later succeed Bill Gates as CEO. -
The new microsoft President
As part of the restructuring, Bill Gates became president of the company and Chairman of the Board, and Paul Allen became Executive Vice President. -
Microsoft released Windows
In 1985 Microsoft released Windows , an operating system that extended the benefits of MS-DOS and incorporated for the first time a graphical user interface. -
1987
Windows 2.0, which was released in 1987, featuring improved performance and a new visual appearance. Three years later appeared a new version, Windows 3.0, which was followed by Windows 3.1 and 3.11. These versions, which were already pre-installed on most computers, quickly became the systems most used operating worldwide. -
Microsoft in 1990
In 1990, Microsoft became the company 's leading software and had annual sales of over one billion dollars. -
Little history
When Microsoft was at the top of the market for PC software, the company was accused of exercising monopolistic business practices. In 1990, the Federal Commission of Commerce U.S. (FTC in English ) began investigating Microsoft for alleged practices contrary to free competition , but was unable to deliver judgment and closed the case. The Department of Justice U.S. continued research .
Microsoft and IBM in 1991 ended a decade of collaboration when they decided to follow different paths in the -
microsoft vs apple
In 1993, Apple lost a lawsuit against Microsoft accusing him of violation of the laws of picture copyright by illegally copied the design of the Macintosh GUI. The ruling was later upheld by an appeals court.
Windows NT, an operating system designed for enterprise environments, was released in 1993. The following year, the company and the Department of Justice signed an agreement calling on Microsoft to amend how to sell and license for their operating systems manufacturers of computers. -
1995
In 1995 the company released Windows 95, a multitasking environment with simplified interface and other functions improved. At seven weeks of release it had sold seven million copies. -
Microsoft Network
Microsoft began operating in the field of means of communication and created The Microsoft Network in 1995 and a year later MSNBC. In addition, in 1996 Microsoft introduced Windows CE, an operating system for handhelds. In 1997, Microsoft paid $ 425 million for the acquisition of WebTV Networks, a maker of devices low cost to connect televisions to the Internet . That same year, Microsoft invested billion in Comcast Corporation, a U.S. operator of television cable, as part of its policy of exten -
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Events that happned in Microsoft
In late 1997 the Department of Justice accused Microsoft of violating the 1994 agreement by forcing computer makers to install Windows 95 to the inclusion of Internet Explorer, a program for browsing Internet.in late 1997, the company Sun Microsystems sued Microsoft, alleging that he had breached the contract by which he was allowed to use the language of universal programming Java , Sun, to make improvements for Windows only. In November 1998,Microsoft by a command submitted by Sun that year. -
1998
Steves Jobs designed to Steve Ballmer like the new president of the company. -
Problems in Microsoft
the federal court judge, after hearing the witnesses called, presented its findings and stated that Microsoft had a monopoly in the market for operating systems . In April 2000, the judge issued the judgment against the company for violating antitrust laws by employing tactics that hindered the competitiveness . Microsoft appealed the ruling. -
New applications inWindows
February 17, 2000, born Windows 2000, and its innovations is the Active Directory, Windows Media Player and increasing the compatibility of games under Windows NT.El April 3 Justice ruled in the case of the United States against Microsoft accusing the company of practicing "abusive monopoly" and forcing her to divide his producer on 2 separate units. The company also released a new version of its Windows Mobile operating system laptop, and would later Windows ME, which is the replacement for W -
2000
Windows 2000 was conceived as the successor to and inclusive of all Windows. The original idea was going to incorporate in Windows 2000 the 'features' of PnP and other tried and tested on the Windows series subsystems consumption (9X). During the beta phase W2000, Microsoft's previous position was redesigned, I understand that correctly, as the market was not yet ready for a complete transition to NT kernel, and therefore the final product came out, followed eing a pure NT (improved many featur -
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Events
October 25, 2001, Microsoft releases Windows XP. The first version of Windows that combines features of both your online home computers to business. XP, short for "eXPerience" introduces a new graphical user interface. Criticized for the amount of security flaws were found and showed less support devices and some programs. 's new enterprise solution Microsoft has introduced April 2003, Windows Server 2003, aimed at companies and was a 139% faster than Windows 2000 Services. -
Important roles of the worker of Microsoft
With the addition of Nadella, Microsoft's Board of Directors consists of Ballmer; Dina Dublon, who was previously Chief Financial Officer of JPMorgan Chase; Gates; Maria M. Klawe, President of Harvey Mudd College; Stephen J. Luczo, Chairman and CEO of Seagate Technology PLC; David F. Marquardt, General Partner at August Capital; Nadella; Charles H. Noski, former Vice Chairman of Bank of America Corp.; Dr. Helmut Panke, former Chairman of BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG.
