Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation

Tashkent university of information texnologies
By:Urinbaev Rasulbek
Teacher:Xakimova Laziza
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Contents
Brief history of Microsoft
Microsoft's Products and services
Microsoft's Competitive Landscape
Microsoft's Financial Performance
Today I am going to talk about one of the world's largest technology companies - Microsoft. Microsoft is a multinational technology company that develops, licenses, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, and personal computers.Microsoft was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. The company achieved great success with the introduction of MS-DOS in 1981, which became the operating system for the IBM PC. Microsoft then developed Windows, which became the dominant operating system for personal computers. In the 1990s, Microsoft expanded into other areas such as office software with Microsoft Office and web browsing with Internet Explorer. It has also become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Today, Microsoft continues to innovate and provide a variety of software and hardware products and services, including Azure cloud computing, the Xbox gaming platform, and the Microsoft Teams collaboration tool.
Brief history of Microsoft

Microsoft products

• Hardware: •Microsoft Band smartbands •Microsoft HoloLens smartglasses •Microsoft Lumia smartphones •Microsoft Surface tablet and notebook PCs •Xbox video game consoles and controllers •Xbox •Xbox 360 •Xbox One •Xbox Series S and Series X •Zune portable media players •Microsoft Kin mobile phones •Microsoft LifeCam webcams •Microsoft LifeChat headsets

Microsoft’s software products

Software:
•Windows operating system: Microsoft's flagship product, used by millions of people around the world. •Office Suite: A suite of productivity software that includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other applications. •Azure: A cloud computing platform that allows businesses to run their applications and store their data in the cloud. •Xbox: A video game console and entertainment system. •LinkedIn: A professional social networking site that Microsoft acquired in 2016. •Dynamics 365: An enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) software. •Visual Studio: A software development environment for building applications for Windows, Android, iOS, and the web. •Bing: A search engine that competes with Google. •Skype: A communication platform that allows users to make voice and video calls over the internet. •GitHub: A web-based platform for software developers to collaborate on projects and share code. •Minecraft: A popular video game that Microsoft acquired in 2014.

Microsoft faces competition from several companies in the tech industry, including:

• Microsoft faces competition from several companies in the tech industry, including:

1. Apple: Apple's products, such as the iPhone, iPad, and MacBook, compete with Microsoft's Windows operating system and Surface devices. Apple's ecosystem of software and hardware is known for its user-friendly interface and design.
2. Google: Google's Android operating system competes with Microsoft's Windows operating system on mobile devices. Google also offers cloud-based productivity tools, such as Google Docs and Google Sheets, which compete with Microsoft Office.
3. Amazon: Amazon's cloud computing platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), competes with Microsoft Azure. Both platforms offer cloud-based infrastructure and services for businesses.
4. IBM: IBM offers enterprise software solutions, such as Watson Analytics and IBM Cloud, that compete with Microsoft's offerings in the business analytics and cloud computing markets.
5. Oracle: Oracle offers database management systems and enterprise software solutions that compete with Microsoft's SQL Server and System Center.
Overall, Microsoft faces competition from companies that offer similar products and services in the areas of operating systems, productivity software, cloud computing, and enterprise software solutions.
Microsoft earned $72.7 billion of net income in 2022 (+19% growth) from revenue of $198 billion (+18%). Operating margin was stable at 42%. Microsoft generated $89bn of operating cash flow (+16%) and increased payout to investors by 16% to $50.8bn. Its balance sheet grew by 9% to $365bn.
Overall, Microsoft's financial performance has been strong, driven by the growth in its cloud services and productivity tools.

Revenue breakdown by segments

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