About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) (4338), or often just MS, is an American multinational computer technology corporation with 79,000 employees in 102 countries and global annual revenue of US $51.12 billion as of 2007.

Founded to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800, Microsoft rose to dominate the home computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s. The company released an initial public offering (IPO) in the stock market, which, due to the ensuing rise of the stock price, has made four billionaires and an estimated 12,000 millionaires from Microsoft employees. Throughout its history the company has been the target of criticism for various reasons, including monopolistic business practices—both the U.S. Justice Department and the European Commission, among others, brought Microsoft to court for antitrust violations and software bundling.

Microsoft has footholds in other markets besides operating systems and office suites, with assets such as the MSNBC cable television network, the MSN Internet portal, and the Microsoft Encarta multimedia encyclopedia. The company also markets both computer hardware products such as the Microsoft mouse and home entertainment products such as the Xbox, Xbox 360, Zune and MSN TV.

Quotes about Microsoft

1. Strategically partnering with Microsoft allows Ringdale to augment Universal Print with our security and compliance features that are essential for large enterprises that are transforming their workplaces.

   In Ringdale collaborates with Microsoft to integrate FollowMe with Universal Print for added compliance and end-to-end print security

2. Universal Print was designed to move key Windows Server print functionality to the Microsoft cloud and simplify printing.

   In Ringdale collaborates with Microsoft to integrate FollowMe with Universal Print for added compliance and end-to-end print security

3. They were just in line on EPS, which typically Microsoft beats.

   In Feeble Windows holds back Microsoft profit