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| | | Address: | One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington WA 98052 United States | | Web Site: | www.microsoft.com | | Index: | DJ30 | S&P100 | Nasdaq100 | |
Market Place(s)
: | New York | Buenos Aires | London | Toronto | Copenhagen | Frankfurt | Hong Kong | Amsterdam | Stockholm | |
Number Of Shares
: | 8,899,719,000 | | Sector: | IT | | Industry: | Software and Software Packages | | Sub-Industry: | Software |
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| | Microsoft: the legend.Rarely has a company aroused so much debate and emotion, ranging from the strongest admiration to bitter hate. The clouds that have become the symbol Bill Gates' firm either pass over or pile up as the wind changes. In spite of all this, it remains one of the only companies in the world never to have fallen into debt.Nevertheless without the firm, you can bet that few people in the world would appreciate using a PC quite so much. Co-creator of BASIC and then Microsoft with Paul Allen, Bill Gates has been alone at the helm since 1983 and has made his company an economic champion to such a degree that today he has to deal with numerous accusations of monopolising the operating software market.Microsoft really took off with its revolutionary operating system Windows 95 that came with a graphic interface, and which was in fact the result of rewriting the operating system QDOS in MS-DOS following an order from IBM. With its contract to equip the PC world, the Richmond-based firm has made its system a universal standard, which is constantly up-dated, and adapted to new technologies and needs (NT is the reference in the realm of servers).The company even succeeded in restructuring its offer around the Internet, not only through its browser or e-mail applications, but also with its Net offer. The latter aims to transform the company from a simple operator in the software sector into a global technology service provider.Microsoft's ambition is to win over the whole world, as illustrated by its remarkable entry into the video game sector with the Xbox, as well as its incursion into the television and mobile telephony markets. |
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| ISIN: | US5949181045 | | Reuters Code: | MSFT | |
Local Code
: | MSFT | | Auditor: | Deloitte & Touche LLP | | Number of employees: | 79,000 ( 30/06/2007 )
71,000 ( 30/06/2005 ) |
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| Chairman of Board of Directors: | William H. Gates | | Chief Executive Officer: | Steven A. Ballmer | | Chief Financial Officer: | Christopher Liddell | | Data as of 30/06/2007. |
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| Annual report: | N/A | | Shareholder ’s meeting: | N/A | | Profits 1st half-year: | 24/01/2008 |
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2007
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2003
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Net Operating revenues*
| 51,122 | 44,282 | 39,788 | 36,835 | 32,187 | |
Net Profit*
| 14,065 | 12,599 | 12,254 | 8,168 | 9,993 | | * in million(s) of
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2007
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2003
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Earnings per share*
| 1.44 | 1.21 | 1.13 | 0.76 | 0.7 | | * in
U.S. Dollar |
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| Microsoft Office; Excel; Outlook; etc: | 32% | | Windows XP; 2000; etc (Client): | 29% | | Software and server licence (Server & tools): | 22% | | Games software (Home and Entertainment): | 12% | | MSN (internet provider): | 5% | | Sector Data as of 30/06/2007 |
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| Core Market | | United States | 61 |
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| Geographic areas | | Rest of the World: | 39% | | Areas data as of 30/06/2007 | | Profile as of 30/06/2007.
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