...(Bellis, 2013). Microsoft with its Windows platform is a giant in the computer operating systems industry. The Microsoft Windows market structure began in an oligopolistic market, became a monopoly, and developed back into oligopolistic. History – Early Years In the early years of Microsoft Windows, the competition for computer operating systems was limited to MS-DOS, VisiOn, and GEM (Graphics Environment Manager). All of these systems struggled in a small demand market because no programs were being written for them. There was no need for consumers to purchase the products. In 1990, Windows 3.0 was released and with its release came extensive third-party support by programmers. This created a huge demand for the system and the software programmed for it. This demand caused the competition to disappear from the market and propel Windows into a monopoly market (Bellis, 2013). Market Types An oligopolistic market is explained as a market where only a few firms compete, as opposed to a monopoly where one firm makes up the entire market (Colander, 2010). Microsoft Windows from 1990 to 2007 was a monopoly to the industry because consumers had no other choice or substitute for a computer operating system. This means the marginal revenue (MR) for Microsoft during this time increased as output of their system increased. The marginal cost (MC) is the change in total costs as their quantity changed. To maximize profits in this monopoly, Microsoft Windows operated as close...
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...Microsoft Corporation International Business BADM 455, Section 1 Peng Wang (Nath) October 01, 2011 Catalogue Summary ................................................................................................. 1 Introduction............................................................................................................. 2 SWOT Analysis.......................................................................................................... 5 Global Market and Challenges................................................................................. 7 Industry Analysis…………........................................................................................... 9 Competitor Analysis…………...................................................................................... 10 Recommendation…………………………......................................................................... 12 Conclusion…………….................................................................................................. 13 Reference...........................................................................................................14 Summary Introduction of Microsoft Corporation Starting in 1975, Microsoft corporation was established by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Depending on MS-DOS, Microsoft rose a lot in home computer operating system market in 1990s. Later, used Microsoft Windows control the computer operating system market. Relying...
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...Topic Notes: Windows 8 Introduction Windows 8 in history With the rapid acceptance of small powerful touch-based devices and the rapidly growing market for such devices, Microsoft had to react by developing an operating system capable of competing, while at the same time leveraging the greater part of the existing Windows XP and Windows 7 operating system functionality. Windows 8 story – Windows reimagined On first look, Microsoft seem to have created two operating systems in one, but further examination reveals that they have simply created a new touch supporting interface which gives the user a broader range of services and features. Windows 8 supports the new immersive Windows 8 UI application type and traditional desktop applications – allowing users to work with centralized services and other remote users, and to synchronize data between their desktops and their Windows phone or cloud presence provided by the SkyDrive feature. The classic Start button has been replaced by the new Windows 8 Start screen, while the classic and familiar Windows 7 desktop is retained and continues to support traditional desktop applications. The new Windows 8 Search feature takes the Windows search service to a new level of sophistication and ease of use, and searches can be applied to the system or within the Windows 8 UI application that you are currently working on. Several features of the Windows 8 operating system are designed to operate with remote services and social networking...
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...With the rising cost of everything and fall of the economy companies are making cuts everywhere especially in the world of IT. In the past the IT budget was like a black hole anything the IT department wanted they basically got. Need the latest gadget sure no problem was the answer. Need a need desktops and servers even though we got them last year no problem came the answer. Now budget and management have realized that had to stop. IT folks now have to justify why the need something. This is especially true when comes to upgrading the system Operating System. Now IT department everywhere have to explain and show the added benefits of the new operating systems before management will sign off. This should pressure the likes of Microsoft and Apple to provide new and improved technology to their operating system but a lot of times this is not the case but slowly they might realize they have to setup and not provide things they think we need but go and provide enhancements that we are looking for. Back in the 1980s operating systems had to be bare bones due to the limited hardware that was in the computer. Computers back in the 1980 were lucky to have between 4 and 256 kilobytes, with 64 and 128 being common figures, and 8-bit processors, so an operating system's overhead would likely compromise the performance of the machine without really being necessary. When a person was lucky to have a word processor and office suite applications it would take over the machine completely. The...
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...Economic Times: Microsoft is the world’s most successful software company. The original mission of this company is “a computer on every desk and in every home, running Microsoft software.” Microsoft's tactic was to be a software manufacturer and make its operating system available to computer manufacturers for use in their personal computer products, and then sell the owners of PCs software to run on that operating system. The history was begins in early 1980, where Microsoft creates DOS Operating System for IBM computer. The company used this inertial success with IBM to sell software to other manufacturer, quickly making Microsoft a major player in this industry. This is one of the changes for Microsoft to grown faster with the inertial advertising efforts focused on communicating the company range products from DOS to the launch of Excel and Windows. Later in 1986, Microsoft went to public with windows operating system and Microsoft office. The strategy contribute to launch this two application is a milestone for Microsoft to future successful. After that, Microsoft found an instant success where they launch the window 3.0 which is offered an improved set of windows icons and application like file manager and program manager where still being used today. Microsoft doing a magazine advertising and received endorsement from the top computer magazine in the industry is another key for successful. This strategy can increase the named of Microsoft and making Microsoft...
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...Telecommunications Evolution Timeline Dawn Cramer Fundamentals of Networking January 27, 2014 Dr. Phillip D. Coleman Microsoft Word In 1981 the first version of Microsoft Word was developed for Windows by Charles Simonyi and Richard Brodie. Charles Simonyi and Richard Brodie were both programmers who worked on Xerox Bravo to produce the first WYSIWYG word processor. WYSIWYG better known as what you see is what you get by web page designers. Word 1.0 that was released in October of 1983 designed for Xenix and MS-DOS and was followed by four similar versions which were not very successful. Then in 1986 Microsoft Word was created for the Atari ST which went by the name of Microsoft Write. Microsoft Write was released in 1988 as a one-time release that would not have updates or revisions. Microsoft write was one of two major PC applications that was released for Atari ST. The other major PC application that was released for Atari ST was Word Perfect. Word Perfect created for Windows was a failure and was a fatal mistake. In 1989 the first version of Microsoft Word for Windows was released with improved interface. This resulted in the release of Windows 3.0 in 1990 which increased sales and was a very big commercial success but it was version 2.0 that established Microsoft Word as a market leader which was released in 1991. In 1992 Word 5.1 was released for Macintosh which became a popular word processor due to its features and ease of use. Word 6.0 designed for Macintosh...
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...Windows 1.0 – 2.0 (1985-1992) Instead of typing MS-DOS commands, Windows 1.0 allowed users to point and click to access the windows. In 1987 Microsoft released Windows 2.0, which was designed for the designed for the Intel 286 processor. This version added desktop icons, keyboard shortcuts and improved graphics support. Q: Why was Windows OS named so? Microsoft Windows 1.0 was named so since the computing boxes, or Windows design represented a fundamental aspect of the operating system. Windows 3.0 – 3.1 (1990–1994) Microsoft released Windows 3.0 in May, 1900 offering better icons, performance and advanced graphics with 16 colors designed for Intel 386 processors. Its popularity grew by manifolds following the release of SDK that helped software developers focus more on writing and less on writing device drivers. With Windows 3.0 Microsoft completely rewrote the application development environment. The OS included Program Manager, File Manager and Print Manager and games, remember Solitare, a complete time waster?? Q: What does SDK stands for? SDK refers to a set of tools that allows for the creation of applications for certain software. Windows 95 (August 1995) A major release of the Microsoft Windows operating system that caused Apple’s Market share to decline or shrink was Windows 95. Windows 95 as the name suggests was released in 1995 represented a significant advance over its precursor, Windows 3.1. By the way, this was also the time when the first version of...
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...August 1995 1992 1985-1990 October 1980 And Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs. Microsoft released windows XP 32-bit kernel and driver set from Windows NT and Windows 2000 two types of XP Home and Professional. Windows 98, A Multiple Display Support that could expand your desktop onto up to 8 connected monitors. New Hardware that the support will support the latest technology such as a DVD, Firmware, USB, and AGP. Win32 Driver model used the same driver model as the Windows NT 5.0 Disk Defragmenter Wizard which Enhanced hard drive speed up access to files and applications. Windows 95, A 32-bit system providing full pre-emptive multitasking, advanced file systems, threading, networking and more. And it also included MS-DOS 7.0In July 2007, the European Commission leveled additional antitrust charges against the world's largest CPU maker. Intel was accused of coercing PC makers into shipping systems with Intel Inside, rather than AMD CPUs. Intel has fought the EC at every ... Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.1 was released in 1992 windows 3.1 was just an improvement for 3.0 it sold over 3 million copies, in the first two months. On the other hand windows 3.1 workgroup was the first integrated Windows and networking package offered by Microsoft It provided peer-to-peer file and printer sharing capabilities...
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...Windows® vs. Linux It was inevitable that operating systems—and computer system in general—at least in the year 2012, are not anything like those envisioned by science fictionists, novelists, and screen writers of the early and mid 20th century. For the most part, they saw computers as a single entity one system controlling everything, like a giant brain reaching out and serving each end-user anonymously. And there were surely no “blue screens of death.” Computers today come in hundreds of flavors. Let’s say you want a tablet instead of a keyboard, no problem. Need to run a multi-million dollar company with an extensive database from home? No problem. Interfaces and operating systems and software applications and hardware upgrades and I/O devices provide each and every person on the planet a customized computer experience. We should thank capitalism for many of the technological advances that have come about over the past fifty years. After all, money has a tendency to flow to the products that make our lives the most enjoyable. Three of the most notable advances in computer history are servers (formerly known as mainframes), Microsoft Windows, and the Linux operating system. Each one in its own right could fill volumes. However, the objective of this paper is to simply highlight a few of the most prominent features each of these advances has to offer. We will start with the most notorious MS Windows®. Microsoft has been in the computer industry...
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...Microsoft Corporation Craig Kraemer ITT Technical Institute of Canton, MI Abstract The purpose of this paper is to advise Microsoft Corporation on how it can ensure its future success as a company in its current market. Through market analysis and examining business data. This paper will explain how the core microeconomic principles impact the sustainability of Microsoft Corporation and what actions it can take to ensure future success. Keywords: Microsoft Corporation, market analysis, microeconomics Microsoft Corporation Overview Microsoft Corporation is a leading developer of personal computer software systems and applications. Mainly known for the Windows operating system. The company also publishes books and multimedia titles, offers e-mail services, and sells electronic game systems, computer peripherals (input/output devices), and portable media players. History In 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen form a partnership called Microsoft, deriving the name from the words microcomputer and software. Then in 1980 Microsoft focuses on a new operating system—the software that manages, or runs, the computer hardware and also serves to bridge the gap between the computer hardware and programs, such as a word processor. It’s the foundation on which computer programs can run. They name their new operating system "MS‑DOS." On November 20, 1985, two years after the initial announcement, Microsoft ships Windows 1.0. Now, rather than typing MS‑DOS commands, you just...
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...10 reasons Windows 8 will be painful for developers By Justin James October 24, 2012, 12:00 AM PDT Takeaway: If you plan to develop Windows 8 native apps, be prepared for some hurdles. Justin James looks at some of the biggest problems you’re likely to face. Ever since the release of the Windows 8 Developer Preview, people have had a lot to say about the experience of playing with the new OS. But few folks are talking about the changes it represents for developers. Windows 8 is the biggest update to the Windows development model since the move from Windows 3.X to Windows 95. While there are lots of good things, there are also a lot of pain points. If you are looking to develop Windows 8 native applications with the new UI and WinRT API, be careful of these 10 things. Editor’s note: This is an update of the original post, which published in December. 1: Market reboot If you want your applications to be fully compatible with Windows 8 (including running on ARM CPUs), you’ll need to do a full rewrite in Windows 8/WinRT. This may be great for developers looking to break into markets with established players. But if you are the established player, you are suddenly back at square one. 2: The asynchronous model Windows 8 development is highly dependent upon asynchronous operations for anything that is long running. While that may be a cute trick in some scenarios, it is downright frustrating in others (like trying to download a file). It isn’t just the work needed...
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...THE COMPARISONS OF UNIX AND WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEMS The Comparisons of UNIX and Windows Operating Systems Herlinda Gibson Instructor: Richard Guirguis CIS 155 – Strayer University August 20, 2012 Abstract In today’s world filled with computers and computer technology, having an Operating System (OS) is a must in order to utilize or do anything on your computer but what are the differences in the operating systems and which one would you use? This paper will investigate and analyze some of the similarities and difference between two major Operating Systems; UNIX and Windows XP by comparing and contrasting with some key features such as; cost measurements, market share availability, hardware requirements, file processing, programming capabilities, availabilities of applications software and graphical user interface (GUI) with the hopes of selecting a better computer when purchased. The Comparisons of UNIX and Windows Operating Systems We now live in a world that is basically run by computers and in order to do anything on your computer you will need to have or run some type of Operating System (OS). An operating system is a program that allows you to interact directly with all of the software and hardware on your computer by entering various commands (Haas, 2010). But which operating system should you use? Two major types of Operating Systems are UNIX and Windows. The UNIX operating system which began as early as...
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...70-680 Exam 70-680 Title TS: Windows 7, Configuring Updated Product Type Version: 10.3 106 Q & A with Explanation “Best Material, Great Results”. www.certkingdom.com 1 70-680 QUESTION 1 You work as a desktop support technician at ABC.com. The ABC.com network consists of a single Active Directory domain named ABC.com and includes a Direct Access infrastructure. ABC.com has purchased a new laptop named ABC-WS680. You join ABC-WS680 to a domain after performing a clean installation Windows 7. How can you make sure the connectivity to the domain from ABC-WS680 using Direct Access connections? A. By installing a computer certificate on ABC-WS680. B. By disabling User Account Control (UAC) on ABC-WS680. C. By modifying the network connection properties on ABC-WS680. D. By adding the computer account for ABC-WS680 to the RAS and IAS Servers group in the domain. Answer: A Explanation: QUESTION 2 You work as a desktop support technician at ABC.com. The ABC.com network consists of a single Active Directory domain named ABC.com. The network contains a data file server named ABCSR03 which contains ABC_Data shared folder and running Windows Server 2008 operation system.. You have been assigned a client computer named ABC-WS680 running Windows 7 operating system. You need to ensure the availability of the files in ABC_Data share and maintain encryption even when ABC-SR03 has been disconnected from the network. How you can accomplish this...
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...holds 47% share of the overall current-generation console market, with Kinect sales accounting for 19 out of 67 million copies of Xbox consoles sold (Microsoft Corporation 2012). Enabling Microsoft to achieve 13.3% of the current market share in the gaming console industry with the Xbox 360+Kinect. Figure 1. Market share of Xbox 360 + Kinect in the industry. Source: (Microsoft 2012) 1.2 Market Position The following graph depicts year on year sales of the Xbox 360 console against competitors since its inception in 2005. Undoubtedly, the Xbox 360 has garnered the most sales in 2012, characterized by steady growth over the seven years (Microsoft 2012). Figure 2. Console Hardware sales in the US. Source: (Microsoft 2012) 1.3 Company’s principal product in terms of features and benefits Other than the Xbox 360, Microsoft has launched products, which were equal or even more representative of the company. Being the most popular platform, with a 10-year old history, Windows XP Operating System is thus considered to be the principal product of the company. Research shows that it had a 48.06% share of the market in the month of April 2012 (Stankiewicz 2012). XP’s key features are ClearType, side-by-side assembly sharing, fast user switching, built-in backup system, Internet Connection Firewall, built-in burning CD program, Windows File protection and hardware support. Its popularity among consumers can be accredited to...
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