Microsoft Strategic Planning

Microsoft sucess story primarily revolved around its Monopolistic buisness practices. Microsoft new that there product was unique and there was no one in competition with them. There business plan started with the Altair 8800 micro computer that they had made an interpreter for in 1975. The interpreter for the micro computer worked wonders eventually leading MITS to a agreement to distribute there interpreter for the micro computer. This lead to the creation of Microsoft. This was the door that Microsoft was waiting for to open. Expansion began and deals to create a operating system for a IBM came along as well. soon enough this became the leading PC operating vendor, opening even more doors for the Microsoft Windows and office developement from 1985-1994. IBM liked what microsoft was doing for there company so Microsoft and IBM gained a partnership or alliance with one another. IBM then gave permission to launch the Microsoft Windows graphical extension for the MS operating system as well as the microsoft office extension. Both these extensions were things that Microsoft knew the people wanted and will become a need. Being that computer technology was on a uprise around the 1990's MS software had a very high demand in corporate/ business america, as well as home and schools. So sales increased as well as the wealth of the Microsoft company bringing in Hundreds of millions of dollars.