Microsoft Overlooked Its Vision

In 1995, or 6 years before the invention of Tablet PC, William Henry "Bill" Gates III already foretold the importance of internet before that he wrote a memo, entitled: "The Internet Tidal Wave," citing the importance of his company’s focus in the internet’s impact to the corporate world. During that time, Gates was hinting to make yet another brainchild program in the internet—the search engine. But this vision was overlooked because Bill Gates remained concentrated on their foundation—Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation—before with great confidence in the company's incessant soar in market share. But 3 years after a fortune telling remark by Gates, Google search engine was born. 

 

With full of dreams and lacking implementation and considering also the antitrust lawsuit and anticompetitive or monopolistic business practices accusation the company experienced from a US judge and computer manufacturers, Microsoft started to be overtaken by other software companies.

Apple and Samsung owe the good business venture they experience nowadays to Microsoft which has long been tarnished by lawsuit and clamor from other PC manufacturers and consumers since 1995. The effect of drama—involving Microsoft of alleged monopolistic practice and harassment to other PC manufacturers including compulsory integration of internet explorer prior to its complete licensing of operating system to manufacturers at that juncture—is still experienced to date.

Can all these failures be attributed to the lawsuit and condemnation lodged against the company that continually affect the company’s integrity to deliver quality and smarter information technology and handset service to the world at the present time?

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