Internet Institution Case Study...Microsoft

Who owns the site?
Bill Gates and Paul Allen.


Do they also own any other traditional media business?
Yes,Bill Gates owns a think-tank company named "bgC3" which covers the design and development of computer hardware and software founded by himself, and also owns a company that sells and distributes photography and film footage named "Corbis Corporation" which was founded in 1989.


What other internet sites do they own?
They do not own any other internet sites.


What is it's revenue?
Around $60.42 billion annually.


What is it's overall worth?
Microsoft is worth $520 million.


5 Key facts on Microsoft.

1. Most of the profit comes from Microsoft office and the windows operating system.
2. It manufactures the xbox consoles.
3. The company has made 4 billionaires and 12,000 millionaires.
4. They own a cable television network, NSBNC.
   
5. Microsoft is based in America.

What information does the website offer?

• Key information about the products of Microsoft.
• Downloads available for the users.
• Updates, which are key to keep brand loyalty.
• It has a search engine, so users can research.
• Support about the products.
• Information about offices in the U.K.

Article 1


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Microsoft

1. The company has over 90,000 employees.
2. The history of microsoft began on April 4th, 1975.
3. The current best selling products are microsoft office and the windows operating system.
4. In june 2009, microsoft started taking pre orders of windows 7 at discount price, set to be released in october 2009.
5. December 2007, Microsoft signed a huge deal with viacom.

Article 2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Microsoft

1. Issues with Microsoft are things such as security, stability and ease of use.
2. In the 2000's a number of malware attacks targeted the security of Microsoft Windows.
3. The company has been in a number of law suits due to apparent unlawful practices.
4. When Microsoft discovered that its first product, Altair BASIC, was subject to widespread illegal copying, Microsoft founder Bill Gates wrote an Open Letter to Hobbyists that openly accused many hobbyists of stealing software.
5. Another concern is that microsoft may be using the distribution of shared source software to harvest names of developers who had been exposed to microsoft code.

Three Quotes with references

The European Commission has concluded, after a five-year investigation, that Microsoft Corporation broke European Union competition law by leveraging its near monopoly in the market for PC operating systems (OS) onto the markets for work group server operating systems(1) and for media players(2).

Client revenue declined 8% as a result of PC market weakness and a continued shift to lower priced netbooks. However, strong annuity licensing drove Server & Tools revenue growth of 15%.

1/9/91 Microsoft announces the availability of Microsoft Excel for Windows 3.0. It also announces Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh 3.0 and Excel for OS/2 Presentation Manager which are expected to ship in the next few months.