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kantor pusat microsoft di redmond, washington
microsoft corporation adalah perusahaan multinasional publik amerika yang berpusat di redmond, washington, amerika serikat yang mengembangkan, memproduksi, lisensi, dan mendukung berbagai macam produk dan jasa yang didominasi berkaitan komputasi melalui berbagai produk divisi.
didirikan pada 4 april 1975 untuk mengembangkan dan menjual dasar juru bahasa untuk altair 8800, microsoft bangkit untuk mendominasi komputer rumah sistem operasi pasar dengan ms-dos di pertengahan 1980-an, diikuti oleh garis sistem operasi microsoft windows .microsoft juga akan datang untuk mendominasi pasar office suite dengan microsoft office.
perusahaan telah melakukan diversifikasi dalam beberapa tahun terakhir menjadi industri permainan video dengan xbox dan penggantinya, xbox 360 dan juga ke elektronik konsumen dan pasar layanan digital dengan zune, msn dan windows phone os.
penawaran umum perdana perusahaan diselenggarakan pada 14 maret 1986.
saham yang akhirnya ditutup us$27.75 saham memuncak di $29,25 per saham tak lama setelah dibuka untuk perdagangan.
setelah persembahan, microsoft memiliki kapitalisasi pasar sebesar $519.777 juta.
microsoft kemudian telah mengakuisisi 146 perusahaan, membeli saham di 61 perusahaan , dan membuat 25 akuisisi.
sejak microsoft akuisisi pertama pada tahun 1987, ia telah membeli rata-rata enam perusahaan setahun.
perusahaan membeli lebih dari sepuluh perusahaan tahun antara tahun 2005 dan 2008, dan diperoleh 18 perusahaan pada tahun 2006, yang paling dalam satu tahun, termasuk onfolio, lionhead studios, massive incorporated, proclarity, winternals software, dan colloquis.
microsoft telah membuat tujuh akuisisi senilai lebih dari satu miliar dolar: skype (2011), aquantive (2007), fast search &
transfer (2008), navision (2002), visio corporation (2000), yammer (2012) dan nokia (2013).
microsoft juga telah membeli beberapa saham, senilai lebih dari satu miliar dolar.
ia memperoleh 11,5% saham di comcast untuk $1 miliar, 22.98% saham telewest communications untuk $2.263 miliar dan 3% saham di at & t inc. untuk $5 miliar.
antara microsoft acquisitions, di mana bagian dari perusahaan yang dijual ke perusahaan lain, hanya expedia, inc dijual lebih dari satu miliar dolar; jaringan amerika serikat membeli perusahaan pada tanggal 5 februari 2002 untuk $1.372 miliar.
perangkat lunak komputer
1991 consumers software
1992 fox software
perangkat lunak grosir 3-d visualisasi
1994 altamira software
1994 one tree software
perangkat keras grafis 3d
1995 network managers
1995 blue ribbon soundworks
perangkat lunak komputer
1995 bruce artwick organization
1996 vermeer technologies
1996 vga-animation software divvga-animation software div was acquired from vga.
1996 colusa software
pengontrol permainan video
1996 aspect software engineering
perangkat lunak komputer
1996 electric gravity
1996 panorama software sys-on-linepanorama software sys-on-line was acquired from panorama software.
perangkat lunak internet
perangkat lunak internet
1997 webtv networks
penyedia layanan internet
1997 dimension x
platform berbasis java
1997 cooper &
1997 linkage software
pengembangan perangkat lunak internet
perangkat lunak video internet
perangkat lunak internet
1998 flash communications
enterprise instant messaging software
relationship management software
1998 mesa group
data sharing software
1998 valence research
internet advertising network
1999 fasa interactive
computer game software
1999 numinous technologies
1999 interactive objects-digital
web music software
1999 jump networks
internet service provider
1999 shadowfactor software
wholesale computer software
defect detection software
1999 softway systems
2000 visio corporation
wholesale drawing software
2000 peach networks
digital tv services
internet service provider
2000 titus communications
2000 bungie software
online music search engine
2000 pacific microsonics
digital audio technology
internet service provider
2001 great plains software
business management software
2001 intellisol international
2001 ncompass labs
2001 maximal innovative intelligence
online spanish portal
2002 classic custom vacations
2002 sales management systems
software and video games
online enterprise location
2003 g.a. sullivan
2003 gecad software
2003 3do co-high heat baseball
2004 encore bus solutions-ip asts
2004 lookout software
personal search tool
2004 giant company software
2005 groove networks
2005 tsinghua-shenxun-cert asts
2005 sybari software
2005 frontbridge technologies
certificate management software
2005 5th finger
2006 umt-software and ip assets
2006 seadragon software
2006 lionhead studios
2006 massive incorporated
video game advertising
web log analysis
2006 iview multimedia
digital asset management
application virtualization software
2006 winternals software
2006 whale communications
natural language software
internet search engine
2007 devbiz business solutions
advertising and marketing
2007 tellme networks
mobile phone software
business intelligence software
master data management
2007 savvis inc-data centers
enterprise messaging software
2007 global care solutions-assets
2007 hob business solutions
mobile music entertainment
2008 calista technologies
2008 caligari corporation
advertising yield management software
rootkit security software
2008 90 degree software
business intelligence software
online search software
mobile internet software
2008 fast search &
2008 navic networks
2008 greenfield online
search and e-commerce services
2009 3dv systems
developer of zcam, a time-of-flight camera
interactive online gaming
2009 rosetta biosoftware
bioinformatics solutions for life science research
2009 interactive supercomputing
2009 opalis software
2009 sentillion, inc.
identity and access management software for healthcare
2010 avicode, inc.
.net monitoring technology
2010 canesta, inc.
3-d sensing technology
2011 skype technologies
2012 perceptive pixel
multi touch hardware
two-factor authentication system
cloud-storage appliance vendor
marketing automation firm
2013 id8 group r2 studios
2013 nokia mobile phones unit
mobile phones, smartphones
2013 hlw software
1989 santa cruz operationmicrosoft acquired an interest representing less than 20% of santa cruz operation.
wholesale computer software
1991 dorling kindersleymicrosoft acquired a 26% stake in dorling kindersley.
1994 stac electronics
data compression software
internet service provider
1995 wang laboratories
on-line information retrieval
1996 mobile telecom technologiesmicrosoft acquired a 2.5% stake in mobile telecom technologies.
1996 helicon publishing
1996 webtv networks
internet service provider
1997 cmgimicrosoft acquired a 4.9% stake in cmgi.
1997 digital anvil
computer game software
1997 comcastmicrosoft acquired an 11.5% stake in comcast.
1997 apple computermicrosoft acquired a 5% stake in apple computer.
1997 progressive networksmicrosoft acquired a 10% in progressive networks.
1997 lernout &
hauspie speechmicrosoft acquired an 8% stake in lernout &
1997 e-stampmicrosoft acquired a 10% stake in e-stamp.
1998 general magic
1998 wavephoremicrosoft acquired a 2.88% stake in wavephore.
radio and television equipment
1998 pluto technologies
network and storage
1998 qwest communicationsmicrosoft acquired a 1.32% stake in qwest communications.
1999 skytel communicationsmicrosoft acquired a 5.7% stake in skytel communications.
1999 united pan-europe comm nvmicrosoft acquired a 7.9% stake in united pan-europe comm nv.
1999 ntlmicrosoft acquired a 5.25% stake in ntl.
1999 banyanmicrosoft acquired a 7.5% stake in banyan.
1999 tv cabo portugal sa
1999 lernout &
1999 navisitemicrosoft acquired a 4.4% stake in navisite.
internet service provider
1999 at&t inc.microsoft acquired a 3% stake in at&t.
1999 concentric network
web-based health information
1999 tuttle decision systems
mortgage pricing information
1999 rogers communications
radio and television stations
1999 korea thrunetmicrosoft acquired a 6% stake in korea thrunet.
internet service provider
1999 globo cabomicrosoft acquired an 11.5% stake in globo cabo.
1999 commtouch softwaremicrosoft acquired a 5.6% stake in commtouch software.
community security software
1999 gigamediamicrosoft acquired a 10% stake in gigamedia.
internet service provider
2000 verticalnetmicrosoft acquired a 1.35% stake in verticalnet.
2000 broadband office
2000 ecossmicrosoft acquired a 5% stake in ecoss.
2000 realnamesmicrosoft acquired a 20% stake in realnames.
2000 measat broadcast networkmicrosoft acquired a 9% stake in measat broadcast network.
2000 best buy
2000 telewest communicationsmicrosoft acquired 22.98% of telewest communications.
2000 blixer net
2000 cais internet
2000 corel corporationmicrosoft acquired 24 million preferred shares of corel corporation.
2000 chyron corporationmicrosoft acquired an 8.73% stake in chyron corporation.
online audio retail
2001 sendomicrosoft acquired a 10% stake in sendo.
2002 usa networksmicrosoft acquired a 15.4% stake in usa networks.
2007 facebookmicrosoft acquired a 1.6% stake in facebook.
2008 okwavemicrosoft acquired a 10.52% stake in okwave.
on-line community site
2008 zignalsmicrosoft acquired a 15% stake in zignals.
2011 toyota media service corpmicrosoft acquires minority stake in toyota media service corp
web marketing services
2012 24/7microsoft acquires minority stake in 24/7
outsourcing and call center services
2012 barnes &
noblemicrosoft acquires a 17.6% stake in newco
1989 steven ballmer
microsoftsteven ballmer acquired 945,000 microsoft shares.
wholesale computer software
microsoftmicrosoft repurchased 1.9% of microsoft shares.
wholesale computer software
microsoftmicrosoft repurchased 3% of microsoft's common stock.
wholesale computer software
1994 tci technology ventures
msntci technology ventures acquired 20% of msn.
internet service provider
msnmicrosoft acquired the remaining 20% stake that it did not already own in msn from tele-communications inc.
internet service provider
1998 avid technology
3-d visualization software
1999 ticketmaster online-citysearch
internet city guide
2000 electronic arts
2000 envoy communications
sage information consultants
2000 jupiter telecommunications
2000 technology crossover ventures
expedia, inc.technology crossover ventures has acquired 6% of expedia, inc.
2002 usa networks
2002 liberty media
kpe inc-certain assets
2003 the reynolds and reynolds company
msn autos-dealerpoint business
online auto retail
2003 perri croshaw
hww ltd-women's money magazine
2003 northgate information solutions
2005 the washington post company
2005 ubisoft entertainment
microsoft game-sports games
microsoftmicrosoft acquired 7.92% of its own common stock outstanding.
wholesale computer software
2007 macdonald dettwiler
microsoftmicrosoft repurchased 7.92% of its common stock outstanding.
wholesale computer software
2010 phase one
digital media asset management software
2011 orion health asia pacific of new zealand
microsoft-his software (hospital information system software)
hospital information systems
2012 leguide.com sa
provider of online shopping services
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