Microsoft
Microsoft is the most recognisable of all operating systems, with 90% of all computers running some form of Windows. This means the company needs to have a good support system and the internet is one of its main tools to do this. They have had a website from 1994 onwards with the website being altered often to keep it up to date with world and technology events. With the release of the Internet explorer the company has helped the spread of the internet through bundling it with all their products
In the mid-90s, Microsoft began to expand its product line into computer networking and the World Wide Web. On August 24, 1995, it launched a major online service, MSN (Microsoft Network), as a direct competitor to AOL. MSN became an umbrella service for Microsoft’s online services, using Microsoft Passport (now called Windows Live ID) as a universal login system for all of its web sites. As part of this the email system Hotmail is quite common and is used by many people around the world.
The station was launched on July 15 to compete with similar news outlets such as CNN. Microsoft also launched Slate, an online magazine edited by Michael Kinsley, which offered political and social commentary along with the cartoon Doonesbury. In an attempt to extend its reach in the consumer market, the Company acquired WebTV, which enabled consumers to access the Web from their televisions.
Their website (http://www.microsoft.com/en/gb/default.aspx) is designed to be very user friendly and can be used easily and quickly. With a search bar and a list of common searches the whole website is designed to support all sorts of users, from new users to experts.
With a good support network for all their products and information relating to the different opertating systems it is quite easy to see why businesses and computer manufactures use and sell to the masses their products.
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