MICROSOFT: A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME

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1.FOUNDED IN 1975 BY BILL GATES AND PAUL ALLEN 2.MISSION: "EMPOWER EVERY PERSON AND EVERY ORGANIZATION ON THE PLANET TO ACHIEVE MORE."

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INTRODUCTION

1.MICROSOFT'S FIRST PRODUCT: BASIC PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE FOR ALTAIR 8800 2.INTRODUCTION OF MS-DOS IN 1981, ESTABLISHING DOMINANCE IN THE PC OPERATING SYSTEM MARKET

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EARLY YEARS (1975-1985)

1.· LAUNCH OF WINDOWS 1.0 IN 1985, A GRAPHICAL EXTENSION FOR MS-DOS. 2.EVOLUTION THROUGH WINDOWS 95, 98, AND THE GROUNDBREAKING WINDOWS XP IN 2001

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WINDOWS ERA (1985-2000)

1.· LAUNCH OF WINDOWS 1.0 IN 1985, A GRAPHICAL EXTENSION FOR MS-DOS. 2.EVOLUTION THROUGH WINDOWS 95, 98, AND THE GROUNDBREAKING WINDOWS XP IN 2001

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WINDOWS ERA (1985-2000)

1. INTRODUCTION OF MICROSOFT OFFICE IN 1989. 2. WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT BECAME ESSENTIAL PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS GLOBALLY.

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OFFICE SUITE DOMINANCE

1. INTERNET EXPLORER DOMINANCE DURING THE "BROWSER WARS." 2. ANTITRUST CHALLENGES: MICROSOFT ACCUSED OF ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES

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INTERNET EXPLORER AND CHALLENGES (1990S)

1. BILL GATES STEPS DOWN AS CEO IN 2000." 2. LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONS: STEVE BALLMER BECOMES CEO, FOLLOWED BY SATYA NADELLA IN 2014.

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GATES' DEPARTURE AND LEADERSHIP CHANGES (2000S)

1.EMBRACE OF CLOUD COMPUTING WITH AZURE  2.·INTRODUCTION OF OFFICE 365 AND THE SHIFT TOWARDS SUBSCRIPTION-BASED SERVICES..

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CLOUD COMPUTING REVOLUTION (2010S)

1. STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS: LINKEDIN (2016), GITHUB (2018), AND MORE. 2. INNOVATIONS LIKE MICROSOFT SURFACE DEVICES AND HOLOLENS.

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ACQUISITIONS AND INNOVATIONS