Next Friday is unique for
Microsoft , as it is going to celebrate its 30th birthday at Seattle's baseball stadium. Microsoft
employs will gather to celebrates the biggest birthday party on earth. Bill gates wants to share his future vision and share the new launches.
Microsoft has to launch its more secure version of window next year called Vista and update it office. With increasing use of broadband , his company will focus on new software. Many people fear that will microsoft be going retain its previous performance or not. In 1980s and 1990s the soaring share price of his company turned many people into millionaires. But for last 7 years it has not touched much hight .Analyst believe that the biggest mistake was to move away from stock option. Google is biggest threat emerged within few years. In corporate
segment growing use of open source Linux is a big challenge. Microsoft eyes the new markets in consumer and entertainment , a growing opportunity in broadband. However, Apple iPod and iTunes have failed window media player in field of digital music. Similar story is in mobile e-mail.Window is working with the partners for creating smart phones capable of email. In segment sofar blackberry is much ahead. Analysts points out that major concern to Bill gates should be google.Which has the fasted growth in internet and changing internet business will be going to undermine window business. Internet will soon offer not only information , but also applications which is so far sold by microsoft. However analyst at wall street are optimistic about it.
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