Microsoft Vision

Microsofts mission is to provide people and businesses with the power of computing any time, anywhere, and on any device

Organizational Structure

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

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

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Financials

Net revenue $22.96 billion (Fiscal Year ending June 2000) Net income $9.42 billion (Fiscal Year ending June 2000)
(as of 6/2000)

Employment Headcount

Worldwide: 39,170 Puget Sound (WA): 21,189

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Microsoft subsidiaries/global presence

Microsoft has offices in over 60 countries worldwide International revenues account for 54% of Microsoft total revenues

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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

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 Microsofts Museum: 6500

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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 Krispie treats sold per week: 1114

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 Microsofts first office in Albuquerque was located at the Sundowner Motel on Route 66; later it was relocated next door to a vacuum cleaner shop

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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

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Product Milestones

Microsofts 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

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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

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

New Devices

Handheld PC Pro

Pocket PC

AutoPC

eBooks

WebTV