Microsoft

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Microsoft

• 1975 Microsoft founded in USA.
• 1979 moves from Albuquerque, New Mexico to
  Bellevue, Washington.
• 1981 Microsoft incorporates

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Business nature

• Windows Client
• including the Microsoft Windows XP desktop
  operating system, Windows 2000, and Windows
  Embedded operating system.
• Information Worker
• including Microsoft Office, Microsoft
  Publisher, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project,
  and other stand-alone desktop applications.
• Microsoft Business Solutions
• encompassing Great Plains and Navision business
  process applications, and bCentral business
  services.
• Server and Tools
• including the Microsoft Windows Server System
  integrated server software, software developer
  tools, and MSDN.

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Business nature (cont)

• Mobile and Embedded Devices
• featuring mobile devices including the Windows
  Powered Pocket PC, the Mobile Explorer
  microbrowser, and the Windows Powered Smartphone
  software platform.
• MSN
• including the MSN network, MSN Internet Access,
  MSNTV, MSN Hotmail and other Web-based services.
  
• Home and Entertainment
• including Microsoft Xbox, consumer hardware and
  software, online games, and our TV platform.

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Current Employment Headcount

• Puget Sound (WashingtonState)28,007
• USA37,440
• Worldwide57,086

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Owners

• Bill Gates
• Others shareholders

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Controllers Manager

• William H. Gates III Chairman, Chief Software
  Architect ,Microsoft Corporation
• Raymond V. Gilmartin Chairman, President, Chief
  Executive Officer Merck Co.,Inc.  
• David F. Marquardt General Partner,August Capital
   
• Wm. G. Reed Jr. Former Chairman ,Simpson
  Investment Company
•  Steven A. Ballmer Chief Executive Officer
  ,Microsoft Corporation  
• Ann McLaughlin Korologos Chairman Emeritus ,The
  Aspen Institute Senior Advisor,Benedetto,
  Gartland Co., Inc.  
• Charles H. Noski Corporate Vice President, Chief
  Financial Officer,Northrop Grumman Corporation  
• Jon A. Shirley Former President, Chief Operating
  Officer,Microsoft Corporation   
• James I. Cash Jr., PhD. Former James E. Robison
  Professor,Harvard Business School   
• Helmut Panke Chairman of the Board of
  Management, BMW AG  

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Microsoft structure
Broad of Director
Partner
Home users
Games Xbox
Windows
Business users
Office
Hardware
IT Professional
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Analyses

• Not fit in Chinese, Korean firms

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Comparison

• Company
• Size
• Diversity
• Ownership
• Involvement of owners

• Kaisha
• Large
• Low
• Shareholders from other firms Keiretsu
• Low

• Microsoft
• Large
• Moderate
• Public shareholders
• Moderate

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Comparison

• Professional recruited within the corporate
  family
• Make sectors share
• Long term formal relationship
• Low

• Management
• Growth strategy
• Relationship with other firm
• Relationship with government

• Less family relationship
• Keep market leader
• Partnership
• Low

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