The biggest issue at the moment is that there is explosive growth happening in smart phones, and Microsoft is a bit player in that space. Tablets are also a sore spot.
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Got married, created Microsoft
Double major in computer engineering and software engineering at Harvard or Stanford. Or become best friends with Bill Gates.
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For personal Computers it's Dell and Microsoft.
Microsoft and Windows.
You could find Microsoft news on the Microsoft website where all major news releases from the company are posted. Microsoft news can also be found on general news and business websites.
Microsoft Excel doesn't have an invention date per-say. It was sold to them by another company under a different name Microsoft released it under a different name and with major improvement in 1987.
own decisions & must be able to develop & improve new ideas
Obviously it is well known that Bill Gates invented Windows. Whether or not he stole it from Apple is a different argument. However he named his company Microsoft, but that didn't really exist until he got a deal with IBM, the major computer manufacturers of the time.
The evolution of desktop operating systems can be traced back to the 1970s. A major milestone was formed out from the partnership of Bill Gates and Paul Allen who founded Microsoft.
No Bill Gates is not a rip off. He has made major contributions to the way we live in the modern society today. He has the largest transparently operated private foundation in the world, which is phenomenal and greatly appreciated. He started the company from bottom up, always making advancements in technology. His products are every where in every store that carries electronics. Don't believe it, go look and see all the Microsoft products.