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IBM And Microsoft

            My research paper is going to be on whether or not Microsoft should be broken up by the Justice Department. In order to understand what is going on in the trial, you need to know the history of Microsoft. Without knowing the history of Microsoft, there would be no way of forming an accurate opinion of whether Microsoft should be broken up or not. .
             Microsoft first came into existence in 1975 and was founded by William H. Gates III(Bill Gates) and Paul Allen. The first product that they produced was the first version of the BASIC programming language for the Altair, which was the first personal computer. Microsoft then licensed BASIC to other companies, such as Apple Computer, Commodore, and Tandy Corporation. In 1977, Microsoft released its second language product, Microsoft FORTRAN. .
             Microsoft got its biggest break in 1980, when IBM chose Microsoft to write the operating system for the IBM PC personal computer. This was historically the biggest turning point for Microsoft. When the deal was made, Microsoft didn't yet have an operating system to sell to IBM. Microsoft then purchased an operating system from a Seattle programmer and renamed it MS-DOS(Microsoft Disk Operating System.) During the meeting with IBM, Bill Gates was very crafty and convinced IBM to let Microsoft license MS-DOS to other computer manufacturers. That is why there are many clones of the IBM PC today. That move made MS-DOS the standard operating system for personal computers and skyrocketed Microsoft's growth. .
             In 1984, Microsoft became on of the first established software companies to develop software for the Apple Macintosh. By that time Microsoft had an office suite of applications that included Word, Excel, and Works. That move gave Microsoft experience in developing applications for GUI's(Graphical User Interface.) In 1985, Microsoft used that knowledge and release the first version of Windows. Windows was a shell of DOS, which means that it ran over DOS and extended the features of DOS, and employed a graphical user interface.


Essays Related to IBM And Microsoft

1. Microsoft

Microsoft products are sold in more than 50 countries and Microsoft's Windows operating systems for personal computers are most widely used. Microsoft has turned what only thought to be a dream into a reality. ... The new company struggled during its first year but they became successful when they licensed MS-DOS to IBM. As the IBM computers took off in the market, the Microsoft also benefited from it. ... Microsoft is currently the largest developer of software for personal computers. ...

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2. Stock Trak Summary

Companies like Microsoft, IBM, AOL, Starbucks, AT&T, Wal-Mart, Walgreen, and J.P. ... That strategy worked pretty well for me, I made a profit with Microsoft, IBM, AOL, Starbucks, Wal-Mart, And JP Morgan Chase. I made the biggest profit with IBM - $35,000 and Microsoft - $11,370, while I made only minimal profit with the others. ... I was surprised with how well IBM did, I was not expecting to get that much back from IBM or Microsoft. ... One thing I would have changed if I could, would be too buy more shares of Microsoft and IBM and in the tech industry overall....

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3. Stock Trak

Companies like Microsoft, IBM, AOL, Starbucks, AT&T, Wal-Mart, Walgreen, and J.P. ... That strategy worked pretty well for me, I made a profit with Microsoft, IBM, AOL, Starbucks, Wal-Mart, And JP Morgan Chase. I made the biggest profit with IBM - $35,000 and Microsoft - $11,370, while I made only minimal profit with the others. ... I was surprised with how well IBM did, I was not expecting to get that much back from IBM or Microsoft. ... One thing I would have changed if I could, would be too buy more shares of Microsoft and IBM and in the tech industry overall....

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4. Pc

To understand the Personal Computer revolution, we must examine what role major players such as IBM, Microsoft, Apple and Xerox played. ... Bill Gates and Paul Allen of Microsoft felt that CP/M was probably the best bet for IBM, but it would need to be upgraded to work on 16-bit machines. ... Microsoft IBM contacted Bill Gates and Paul Allen for a bale, which would contain both the BASIC computer language and an operating system. ... Xerox Xerox, like Microsoft, IBM and Apple, played a significant role in the computer revolution considering the Xerox/Alto computer ...

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5. Microsoft Anti-trust Case

There were a couple of instances where Microsoft was guilty of restraint of violations of the Sherman Act. Microsoft did, in fact, enter into exclusive agreements as outlined in Section I. ... Conversely, IBM licensed its ISA and EISA hardware standards, and the "PC clone" was born. ... Arguably, Netscape held the monopoly and was attempting to protect it by bringing suit against Microsoft. ... The attempted break-up of Microsoft was ludicrous, and it just led to prolonging of the case. ...

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6. Economics of Computers

Apple and IBM sought all kinds of ways to attract the best and brightest people to work for or with their companies. ... Microsoft rounded out the talent pool working to create a program that would make navigating through IBM computers easier. Their original operating system, Microsoft DOS, turned out to be too hard for the average person to learn how to use. It was in creating Windows that Microsoft and IBM caught up with Apple. ... "(207) This certainly occurred in the mutualistic relationship that IBM had with Microsoft and Xerox had with Apple. ...

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7. Microsoft History

This is the story about Bill Gates and the evolution of Microsoft Corporation. ... Market Domination The beginning was rocky for Microsoft until they were able to license MS-DOS, the Microsoft Disc Operating System to IBM for their personal computer (PC). Since IBM largely underestimated the market for PC's, they signed a contract that allowed Microsoft to sell MS-DOS to any other PC manufacturer. ... However, Gates" vision of the future was incompatible with IBM's. ... Gates collaborated with IBM to develop OS/2 but knew in order to take control of his companies future, Micros...

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8. Leading Computer Industry Companies

INTRODUCTION Dell, IBM, and Gateway are known top-leading computer manufactures in their industry. ... Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition software is included in the package. ... Finally, we have the IBM Think Centre A30 8191 Pentium 4 with memory that can hold 256 MB and a hard drive that holds 40GB. The 17" Think Vision C170 CRT Monitor and the Microsoft Windows XP home edition software is included with the system purchase. The IBM limited warranty offers 3 years for parts and one year for labor. ...

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9. Microsofts History unleashed

Gates III and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in 1975. ... In 1980 International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) chose Microsoft to write the operating system for the IBM PC personal computer, to be introduced the following year. As part of its contract with IBM, Microsoft was permitted to license the operating system to other companies. ... Windows version 2.0, introduced in 1987, was designed to resemble IBM's OS/2 Presentation Manager, another GUI operating system. ... This operating system competes with IBM's OS/2 as a platform for the intensive, high-end, networked computing en...

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