... program, and the following year, it released a word processing program, Microsoft Word. In 1984 Microsoft was one of the few established software companies that had developed application software for the Macintosh, a personal computer developed by Apple Computer. Microsoft's early support for the Macintosh resulted in tremendous success for it's Macintosh Application software, including Word, Excel, and Works (an ... made by Netscape Communication Corporation. The suits also challenged some of the companies contract's and pricing strategies. In June 1998 Microsoft released Windows 98, wh...

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... or MITS, which were was the makers of the Altair system, and told the company that he and Paul Allen had developed a BASIC (which was first developed by John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz at Dartmouth College in the mid-1960s) that could be used on the Altair. But of ... PC company: IBM took the public by storm and Bill eventually was able to license his MS-DOS software to IBM. In 1983, Microsoft developed a graphical user interface called Windows, and was to be used on their MS-DOS operating system and compatible computers. The concept for Windows came ... version were being sold a month. In...

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... for technology to enhance and enrich people's lives. We're really just getting started." The whole company started with just a small napkin of thoughts by former CEO Bill Gates, and developed into a global giant in the technology industry. Microsoft excels in many areas but the areas we found most successful were cutting edge technology and truly terrific benefits. Cutting edge technology ... more than 50,000 people in more than 50 countries. Some of these jobs include programming languages and operating systems to Internet services and games. The next step for technology is the "Digita...

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... mother was a school teacher. 4. At the age of 13 Gates enrolled in Lakeside School a preparatory school. 5. In 1973 Gates attend Harvard College where he met Paul Allen. 6. At Harvard Gates developed a version of the programming language BASIC. 7. Around junior year Gates left Harvard to concentrate on Microsoft. 8. In 1975 Microsoft became the largest computer software program in the world. B. Leader Decision ... individuals was Gates greatest quality and this helped Microsoft to go through no less than two noteworthy innovative moves from programming to graphical registering, and from...

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