acquisition of Skype • Understanding Skype’s and Microsoft’s business models and their product portfolio respectively • Microsoft’s reasoning behind the acquisition • How Microsoft got best benefits from the acquisition • To analyze data support of acquisition • Make your own critical conslusions KEY FACTS AND FIGURES 10th May 2011: Microsoft acquirers Skype at a price of $8.5 billion (cash) Financial multiples (Skype 2010): other companies Very high relative to Enterprise value/EBITDA: > 32x sector
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Microsoft’s Strategic Initiative Microsoft was cofounded on April 4‚ 1975‚ by childhood friends‚ Paul Allen and Bill Gates. Bill Gates served as the first CEO due to the 60/40 partnership he had with Paul Allen. The first Japanese office‚ ASCII Microsoft‚ opened in August 1977. Microsoft became incorporated in Washington thus becoming Microsoft Inc. in 1981. Microsoft’s many products include Microsoft’s Operating Systems‚ Microsoft Mouse‚ Windows‚ Microsoft Office‚ Internet Explorer‚ and the Xbox
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Dear Jonathan Curasi‚ Thank you for ordering from Microsoft - The Ultimate Steal on September . The following email is a summary of your order. Please use this as your proof of purchase. If you paid by credit card‚ please look for DRI*StudentOfficeUS on your credit card billing statement. LOOKING UP YOUR ORDER 1.Go to http://store.digitalriver.com/store/msshus/DisplayHelpPage You may also find other helpful information on this page. 2. Look up your order either through the order
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and night to create the first version of Microsoft Basic‚ a simple computer software. They realize that the future of personal computers is in the software. The Computer Mart opens on Madison Avenue in New York. Zilog Z-80 chip is introduced. They have 3 employees including themselves and the revenue is $16‚000. July 1‚ 1976‚ Microsoft refines and enhances BASIC to sell to other customers including DTC‚ General Electric‚ NCR‚ and Citibank. Microsoft develops its first ad campaign called‚ “The
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University of Phoenix 4635 East Elwood Street Phoenix‚ Arizona 85040 Request for Proposal Microsoft Office® Training Project Revision 1 August 18‚ 2009 1. Introduction 1.1 Confidentiality Notice The University of Phoenix is the copyright owner of all information included in this document. You are not permitted to share or redistribute this document to any third parties without the prior written consent of The University of Phoenix. You are permitted to make copies of this document
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Tips & Tricks for Microsoft Word 2010 Word 2007 Upgrade Scenario Before You Begin * Copy Contoso Business Plan (2007).docx from the Original folder to the Demo folder‚ then open the new file. * Click FileOptionsSave. * Make sure the auto-save/auto-recovery options are checked. You may want to reduce the auto-save time to 5 minutes. * Open Co-authoring & Web App Demo (2007).pptx; minimize it. * Open Excel Chart.xlsx; do not minimize. * Open the MVC Music Store Tutorial
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Volume Licensing brief Downgrade rights for Microsoft Volume Licensing‚ OEM‚ and full-package product licenses This brief applies to all Microsoft Volume Licensing programs. Table of Contents Summary .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 What’s New in this Brief ......................................................................
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Table of Contents Introduction History of the Microsoft Company History of the Yahoo Company Merger Conclusion Reference Introduction Voluntary amalgamation of two firms on approximately equal terms into one new legal entity called merger. Mergers are effected by exchange of the pre-merger stock (shares) for the stock of the new firm. Owners of each pre-merger firm continue as owners‚ and the resources of
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Nokia Microsoft alliance LONDON – Feb. 11‚ 2011 – Nokia and Microsoft today announced plans to form a broad strategic partnership that would use their complementary strengths and expertise to create a new global mobile ecosystem. Nokia and Microsoft intend to jointly create market-leading mobile products and services designed to offer consumers‚ operators and developers unrivalled choice and opportunity. As each company would focus on its core competencies‚ the partnership would create the opportunity
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Microsoft: Competing on Talent (A) In 1999‚ a front page Wall Street Journal article was attracting attention with a headline “As Microsoft Matures‚ Some Top Talent Chooses to Go off Line.” It was a question taken very seriously by Gates and Ballmer who understood that company’s enormous success was largely due to its ability to recruit‚ motivate‚ and retain extraordinary talent. This article explores the HR philosophies‚ policies‚ and practice in 1980s and examines how the policies were managed
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