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(ey peop)eedmond, Washingtonthat develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a 1ide range of

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products and services related to computing& 0he company 1as founded +y

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upcoming *C lineHDE:""after failed negotiations 1ith another company, 2

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its version of @-M" to original euipment manufacturers@?)s; on pril ", %(7HDE:"43"44mean1hile, the company 1as at 1ork on a3"+it@-,)icrosoft Windo1s $0,using ideas from@-M"H it shipped on July "%, %((3, 1ith a ne1 modularkerneland the Win3"applicationprogramming interface*2;, makingportingfrom %'+it)-.@-+ased; Windo1s easier&@nce )icrosoft informed 2

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also emphasiAed the need to continue pursuing ne1 technologies even if initial attempts fail,citing the original attempts 1ith Windo1s as an e8ample&D3(E

>eleased in January "7, the ne8t version of Windo1s, Windo1s Kista, focused on features,security, and a redesigned user interface du++ed ero&D4ED4%E)icrosoft @ffice "7, released at

the same time, featured a L>i++onL user interface 1hich 1as a significant departure from itspredecessors& >elatively strong sales of +oth titles helped to produce a record profit in "7&D4"E0he ?uropean 9nion imposed another fine of P(( million %&4 +illion; for )icrosoftGs lack ofcompliance 1ith the )arch "4 Nudgment on Fe+ruary "7, ", saying that the companycharged rivals unreasona+le prices for key information a+out its 1orkgroupand+ackofficeservers& )icrosoft stated that it 1as in compliance and that Lthese fines are a+out the past issuesthat have +een resolvedL&D43E

"7 also sa1 the creation of a multicore unit at )icrosoft, as they follo1ed in the steps ofserver companies such as -un and 2

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previe1ed Windo1s , an operating system designed to po1er +oth personal computers andta+let computers, in 0aipei in June "%%&D63E developer previe1 1as released on -eptem+er %3,and 1as replaced +y a consumer previe1 on Fe+ruary "(, "%"&D64E@n )ay 3%, "%", theprevie1 version 1as released&

@n June %, "%", )icrosoft announced the)icrosoft -urface, the first computer in thecompanyGs history to have its hard1are made +y )icrosoft&D66ED6'E@n June "6, )icrosoftannounced that it 1as paying 9-%&" +illion to +uy the social net1ork Qammer&D67E@n July 3%,"%", )icrosoft launched the @utlook&com1e+mail service to compete 1ith =mail&D6E@n-eptem+er 4, "%", )icrosoft released Windo1s -erver "%"&D6(E@n @cto+er %, )icrosoftannounced its intention to launch a ne1s operation, part of a ne1look )-$, at the time of theWindo1s launch that 1as later in the month&D'E@n @cto+er "', "%", )icrosoft launchedWindo1s and the)icrosoft -urface&D6'ED'%E0hree days later, Windo1s *hone 1as launched&D'"E0o cope 1ith the potential for an increase in demand for products and services, )icrosoft openeda num+er of Lholiday storesL across the 9&-& to complement the increasing num+er of L+ricksandmortarL )icrosoft -tores that opened in "%"&D'3E

@n )arch "(, "%3, )icrosoft launched a *atent 0racker&D'4E0he Sinectsensor device 1asupgraded for the "%3 release of the eighthgeneration B+o8 @neand its capa+ilities 1ererevealed in )ay "%3& 0he ne1 Sinect uses an ultra1ide %p camera, it can function in thedark due to an infrared sensor, it employs higherend processing po1er and ne1 soft1are, it candistinguish +et1een fine movements such as a thum+ movements;, and the device can determinea userGs heart rate +y looking at hisMher face& D'6E)icrosoft filed a patent application in "%% thatsuggests that the corporation may use the Sinect camera system to monitor the +ehavior oftelevision vie1ers as part of a plan to make the vie1ing e8perience more active&@n July %(,"%3, )icrosoft stocks suffered its +iggest oneday percentage selloff since the year " afterits fourthuarter report raised concerns among the investors on the poor sho1ings of +oth

Windo1s and the -urface ta+letH 1ith more than %% percentage points declining )icrosoftsuffered a loss of more than 9-. 3"+illion&D''EFor the "% fiscal year, )icrosoft had fiveproduct divisions: Windo1s .ivision, -erver and 0ools, @nline -ervices .ivision, )icrosoft

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server versions of Windo1s, such asWindo1s -erver " >"as 1ell as a set of developmenttools called )icrosoft Kisual -tudio, )icrosoft -ilverlight, a 1e+ application frame1ork, and-ystem Center Configuration )anager,a collection of tools providing remotecontrol a+ilities,patch management, soft1are distri+ution and a hard1areMsoft1are inventory& @ther serverproducts include: )icrosoft -/ -erver, a relational data+asemanagement system,)icrosoft

?8change -erver, for certain +usinessoriented emailand scheduling features, -mall

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.ynamics +rand is the customer relationship managementsoft1are )icrosoft .ynamics C>),part of the Aure -ervices *latform&

ntertain,ent and ;e'ices ;i'ision

0he ?ntertainment and .evices .ivision produces the Windo1s C?@- for em+edded systemsand Windo1s *honefor smartphones&D7"E)icrosoft initially entered the mo+ile market throughWindo1s C? for handheld devices, eventually developing into the Windo1s )o+ile@- andno1, Windo1s *hone& Windo1s C? is designed for devices 1here the @- may not directly +evisi+le to the end user, in particular, appliances and cars& 0he division also produces computergamesthat run on Windo1s *Cs and other systems including titles such as ge of ?mpires, Ialoand the )icrosoft Flight -imulatorseries, and houses the )acintosh

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citiAens due to I%< 1orkers 1orking for lo1er salaries&D"E0he Iuman >ights CampaignCorporate ?uality 2nde8, a report of ho1 progressive the organiAation deems company policiesto1ards =epu+lic of China&D6E)icrosoft has also come under criticism foroutsourcing No+sto China and 2ndia&D'ED7EDE0here 1ere reports of poor 1orking conditions at afactory in southern Chinathat makes some of )icrosoftGs products&D(E

Corporate affairs

0he company is run +y a+oard of directorsmade up of mostly company outsiders, as iscustomary for pu+licly traded companies& )em+ers of the +oard of directors as of June "% are:-teve eed Iastings,)aria Sla1e,.avid )aruardt, Charles $oski,and Ielmut *anke&D(E

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Five year history graph of$-./: )-F0stock on July %7, "%3&D("E

When )icrosoft 1ent pu+lic and launched its initial pu+lic offering 2*@;in %(', the openingstockprice 1as "%H after the trading day,the price closed at "7&76& s of July "%, 1ith thecompanyGs ninestock splits, any 2*@ shares1ould +e multiplied +y "H if one 1as to +uy the2*@ today given the splits and other factors, it 1ould cost a+out ( cents&DE:"36"3'D(3ED(4E0he stock

price peaked in %((( at around %%( '&(" adNusting for splits;&D(6E0he company +egan tooffer adividendon January %', "3, starting at eight cents per share for the fiscal year follo1ed+y a dividend of si8teen cents per share the su+seuent year, s1itching from yearly to uarterlydividends in "6 1ith eight cents a share per uarter and aspecial onetime payoutof threedollars per share for the second uarter of the fiscal year&D(6ED('E0hough the company hadsu+seuent increases in dividend payouts, the price of )icrosoftGs stock remained steady foryears&D('ED(7E

@ne of )icrosoftGs +usiness tactics, descri+ed +y an e8ecutive as Lem+race, e8tend ande8tinguish,L initially em+races a competing standard or product, then e8tends it to produce theiro1n version 1hich is then incompati+le 1ith the standard, 1hich in time e8tinguishes

competition that does not or cannot use )icrosoftGs ne1 version&D(EKarious companies andgovernments sue )icrosoft over this set of tactics, resulting in +illions of dollars in rulingsagainst the company&D((ED33ED3E)icrosoft claims that the original strategy is not anticompetitive,+ut rather an e8ercise of its discretion to implement features it +elieves customers 1ant&D%E

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-tandard and *oorGsand )oodyGshave +oth given a rating to )icrosoft, 1hose assets 1erevalued at 4% +illion as compared to only &6 +illion in unsecured de+t& Conseuently, inFe+ruary "%% )icrosoft released a corporate +ond amounting to "&"6 +illion 1ith relativelylo1 +orro1ing rates compared to government +onds&D%%E

For the first time in " years pple 2nc&surpassed )icrosoft in /% "%% uarterly profits andrevenues due to a slo1do1n in *C sales and continuing huge losses in )icrosoftGs @nline-ervices .ivision 1hich contains its search engine

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)icrosoftGs @nline -ervices .ivision has +een continuously lossmaking since "' and in /%"%% it lost 7"' million& 0his follo1s a loss of "&6 +illion for the year "%& D%3E

@n July ", "%", )icrosoft posted its first uarterly loss ever, despite earning record revenuesfor the uarter and fiscal year& )icrosoft reported a net loss of 4(" millionH the "7 acuisition

of advertising company a/uantivefor '&" +illion and pro+lems associated 1ith it have +eencited as the cause&D%4E

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)icrosoft is ranked on the %7th place in=reenpeaceGs =uide to =reener ?lectronics %'th?dition; that ranks % electronics manufacturers according to their policies on to8ic chemicals,recycling and climate change&D%6E)icrosoftGs timeline for phasing out sand phthalates in allproducts is "%" +ut its commitment to phasing out *KC is not clear& s yet January "%%; it hasno products that are completely free from *KC and s&D%'E

)icrosoftGs main 9&-& campus received a silver certification from the eadership in ?nergy and?nvironmental .esign??.; program in ", and it installed over ", solar panels on topof its +uildings in its -ilicon Kalley campus, generating appro8imately %6 percent of the totalenergy needed +y the facilities in pril "6&D%7E

)icrosoft makes use of alternative forms of transit& 2t created one of the 1orlds largest private+us systems, the LConnectorL, to transport people from outside the companyH for oncampustransportation, the L-huttle ConnectL uses a large fleet of hy+rid cars to save fuel& 0he companyalso su+sidises regionalpu+lic transportas an incentive&D%7ED%E2n Fe+ruary "% ho1ever,)icrosoft took a stance against adding additional pu+lic transport andhighoccupancy vehicleI@K; lanes to a +ridge connecting >edmond to -eattleH the company did not 1ant to delay the

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)icrosoft 1as ranked num+er % in the list of the WorldGs

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s part of the L=et the FactsL campaign, )icrosoft highlighted the &$?0trading platform that ithad developed in partnership 1ith ccenturefor the ondon -tock ?8change,claiming that itprovided Lfive ninesL relia+ility& fter suffering e8tended do1ntime and unrelia+ilityD%%4ED%%6Ethe-? announced in "( that it 1as planning to drop its )icrosoft solution and s1itch to a inu8+ased one in "%&D%%'ED%%7E

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