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Microsoft Vision

Microsoft Vision. Microsoft’s mission is to provide people and businesses with the power of computing any time, anywhere, and on any device. Organizational Structure.

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Microsoft Vision

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  1. Microsoft Vision Microsoft’s missionis to provide people and businesseswith the power of computing any time, anywhere, and onany device

  2. Organizational Structure • Bill Gates (CEO) and Steve Ballmer (President) are Microsoft’s most visible leaders. They work with a Business Leadership Team to make sure Microsoft is responsive to its customers and creating great technology

  3. Products And Services • Microsoft offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use • Microsoft products are available in more than 30 languages and sold in more than 100 countries

  4. Microsoft Fast Facts • Financials • Net revenue $22.96 billion (Fiscal Year ending June 2000) • Net income $9.42 billion (Fiscal Year ending June 2000) • Employment Headcount (as of 6/2000) • Worldwide: 39,170 • Puget Sound (WA): 21,189

  5. Microsoft Fast Facts • Microsoft subsidiaries/global presence • Microsoft has offices in over 60 countries worldwide • International revenues account for 54% of Microsoft total revenues

  6. Microsoft Fast Facts • Corporate headquarters are located in Redmond, Washington • There is 6,800,000square feet of office space at Microsoft • Number of buildings at corporate headquarters: 81 and growing

  7. Microsoft Culture • Average number of e-mail messages sent per day by employees: 1.29 million • Average number of guests greeted in a month by receptionists: 18,852 • Average number of monthly guests at Microsoft’s Museum: 6500

  8. Microsoft Culture • Average number of customers served per day in the cafeterias: 17,436 • Average number of pizza slices consumed per day: 2148 • Beverages consumed in one month at Microsoft: • Cans of soda: 606,356 • Cans of carbonated water: 10,410 • Cans of juice: 395,712 • Cartons of milk: 305,149 • Number of Rice Krispietreats sold per week: 1114

  9. Microsoft History • Microsoft was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen when they wrote a software program for the MITS Altair, which is considered one of the first personal computers • Microsoft’s first office in Albuquerque was located at the Sundowner Motel on Route 66; later it was relocated next door to a vacuum cleaner shop

  10. Microsoft History • Microsoft relocated to downtown Bellevue, WA in 1978, and then in 1986 moved to its current location in Redmond • Also in 1986, Microsoft stock went public at $21 per share; it has since split eight times

  11. Microsoft History Product Milestones • Microsoft’s operating system, MS-DOS, debuted with the IBM Personal Computer in 1981 • Microsoft launched Microsoft Windows 3.0 on May 22, 1990, and sold 100,000 copies in two weeks

  12. Microsoft History Product Milestones • Microsoft launched Windows 95 in Redmond on August 24, 1995, selling a record-setting 7 million copies in the first five weeks • In December 1995, Microsoft unveiled its Internet strategy, including plans to integrate Internet capabilities into every Microsoft product

  13. What The Future Holds Wireless connections to the Internet Computers that see, speak, listen, and learn The convergence of PCs and TVs A paperless revolution

  14. New Devices Handheld PC Pro Pocket PC AutoPC WebTV eBooks

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