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Microsoft acquisition over Nokia Sensing the need to create a strong footprint in the mobile communication and data space, Microsoft zeroed in on Nokia as a potential target. Microsoft acquired the Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia in September 2013 for approximately $7 billion. Before Microsoft acquired Nokia, its presence in the mobile phone industry was limited to software products namely Windows 8. Microsoft’s operating system had already been featured on various mobile phones…

to know and understand the term monopoly and whether or not Microsoft was ever considered or still considered a monopoly. One must first define and understand what a monopoly is. According to Bennett, (2016), monopoly is “a market structure characterized by a single seller, selling a unique product in the market. In a monopoly market, the seller faces no competition, as he is the sole seller of goods with no close substitute”. Microsoft is an organization that was accused of being a monopoly.…

judge in the Microsoft antitrust trial decided yesterday that the product goliath is an imposing business model that wielded its energy to smother rivalry. Utilizing curiously unforgiving dialect, Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson conveyed his eagerly awaited discoveries of reality - his thoughts on the opposing confirmation and insider messages that have surfaced following the legislature sued Microsoft for antitrust infringement two years back. The judge's obtuse censure of Microsoft is the…

He is the richest man in the world, created a program that monitored traffic, and created microsoft; yep Bill Gates. Bill Gates was born William Henry Gates III on October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington. He began to show a great passion with computers at the age of 13 at the Lakeside School (Not the one you all hate). He followed said passion throughout his college years. He started in the beginning with his acquaintance and business partner Paul Allen, Gates had found himself at exactly…

Microsoft will be releasing its biggest Halo 5 expansion ever at the end of June 2016. Dubbed "Warzone Firefight," includes new features, a campaign score attack mode and a new canvas for its Forge toolkit. Warzone Firefight is by far the biggest post-release expansion for Halo 5, and Microsoft will be making it available starting June 29 on Xbox One. Developed by 343 Industries and published by Microsoft Studios, Halo 5: Guardians is a first-person shooter video game for the Microsoft Xbox…

Gates licensed MS-DOS to IBM, which it had acquired from a local computer manufacturer. The story of how Microsoft acquired the original system (QDOS) has inspired much folklore, which often portrays Gates pouncing on a trivial mistake by Digital Research and stealing that company's lead in microcomputer operating systems. It is frequently cited by those who accuse Gates of unethical business practices. In reality, IBM did approach Digital Research for a version of CP/M for its upcoming IBM PC,…

Some cases in the Supreme Court’s history stand out more than others. The case of Microsoft v. AT&T is an example of such a case. This case, which resulted in a major and influential ruling on the inclusion of software coding in patent laws, is an example of a dynamic ruling. This claim will be further explored, but first it is necessary to build an understanding of the meaning of both the dynamic and constrained perspectives. 1. Dynamic v. Constrained Courts When it comes to the American…

innovations and breakthroughs relating to this field. From an early age, I personally remember everything from being introduced to a laptop running the Windows Operating system to having my first IPhone. The companies that create these products, Microsoft and Apple are the face of the technology we use today but these industry giants started from very humble beginnings stemming all the way back to their founding by Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, respectively.…

Gates III is an American entrepreneur, who co-founded Microsoft. “Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important” (Gates). Mr. Gates scored 1590 out of 1600 on the Scholastic Aptitude Tests. He is a college dropout at Harvard College. When he was in college, he chose to major in pre-law. However, he took mathematics and graduate level computer science courses. Microsoft is the world’s largest Personal Computer (PC)…

On May 18th 1998, 20 U.S. states along with the Justice Department submitted a filed a lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. The lawsuit contains various parts and claims against Microsoft. Most of these claims were associated with violations of antitrust laws and more specifically the Sherman Antitrust Act. This act was passed in 1890 by Congress and has two sections. The first has to do with the agreements between businesses that may restrict the “flow of trade.” The second has to with monopolistic…