Jackson's breach of judicial discretion and conduct in the Microsoft antitrust case clouded the proceedings in Microsoft's favor
· Mobile phone applications and exploitation of personal digital assistants represent a growth industry so that strategic alliances could provide Microsoft with opportunity in a market where it currently has little or no significant presence
· Popularity among people for Internet access
· The demand for personal computers in American and global markets remains strong despite the growth and increasing popularity of personal handheld devices
Threats
· Apple and Linux threaten Microsoft's 88% market share of the desktop operating market
· Between 1993-95, Sun Microsystems, Netscape, Oracle, IBM, AOL, and other companies moved into the Internet space and defined it while Microsoft failed to anticipate its growth or popularity
· Currency exchange rates affect demand for application/operation software and hardware, and fluctuating currencies can negatively impact revenues in the global marketplace
· Department of Justice antitrust litigation and current appeal creates uncertainty among employees since its outcome is not known
· Hardware manufacturers (Sun Microsystems, Oracle, IBM) have collaborated on new platform technologies that replicate much of the value of Windows
· Hardware manufacturers (Sun Microsystems, Oracle, IBM, AOL, and Apple) are issuing their own pre-bundled programs on their own hardware
· Linux influence growing from 7% in 1998 to 17% in 1999
· Personal computers, mobile-phones, personal digit assistants, entertainment-oriented hand-held computers, and similar wireless products for Internet access do not require Window operating system products
· Rapid development of mobile devices that will displace/replace personal computers
· Recession or economic slowdown in the U... displayed 300 characters
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Jackson's breach of judicial discretion and conduct in the Microsoft antitrust case clouded the proceedings in Microsoft's favor
· Mobile phone applications and exploitation of personal digital assistants represent a growth industry so that strategic alliances could provide Microsoft with opportunity in a market where it currently has little or no significant presence
· Popularity among people for Internet access
· The demand for personal computers in American and global markets remains strong despite the growth and increasing popularity of personal handheld devices
Threats
· Apple and Linux threaten Microsoft's 88% market share of the desktop operating market
· Between 1993-95, Sun Microsystems, Netscape, Oracle, IBM, AOL, and other companies moved into the Internet space and defined it while Microsoft failed to anticipate its growth or popularity
· Currency exchange rates affect demand for application/operation software and hardware, and fluctuating currencies can negatively impact revenues in the global marketplace
· Department of Justice antitrust litigation and current appeal creates uncertainty among employees since its outcome is not known
· Hardware manufacturers (Sun Microsystems, Oracle, IBM) have collaborated on new platform technologies that replicate much of the value of Windows
· Hardware manufacturers (Sun Microsystems, Oracle, IBM, AOL, and Apple) are issuing their own pre-bundled programs on their own hardware
· Linux influence growing from 7% in 1998 to 17% in 1999
· Personal computers, mobile-phones, personal digit assistants, entertainment-oriented hand-held computers, and similar wireless products for Internet access do not require Window operating system products
· Rapid development of mobile devices that will displace/replace personal computers
· Recession or economic slowdown in the U... displayed 300 characters
