Records
DEC-001
ACCEPTED
Drop Out of Harvard to Start Microsoft
#founding#strategy
STR-003
CORE
ACCEPTED
Cloud-First, Mobile-First
#azure#cloud#culture-change#transformation
PRC-002
ACTIVE
Enterprise Agreement Model
#b2b#enterprise#licensing#recurring-revenue
STR-002
CORE
ACCEPTED
Enterprise Systems Flywheel
#b2b#enterprise#integration#recurring-revenue
DEC-015
CORE
ACCEPTED
Appoint Satya Nadella as CEO
#cloud#leadership#succession#transformation
INC-001
CORE
RESOLVED
DOJ Antitrust Case: United States v. Microsoft Corp
→
#antitrust#browser-wars#doj#legal#regulatory
ADR-003
ACCEPTED
Azure: Platform-as-a-Service First
#architecture#azure#cloud#paas#strategy
DEC-012
ACCEPTED
Enter the Console Market with Xbox
#hardware#strategy#risk
PRC-001
CORE
ACTIVE
OEM Licensing Program
#business-model#distribution#licensing#oem
DEC-013
ACCEPTED
Settle Antitrust Case
#antitrust#legal#regulatory#settlement
DEC-014
ACCEPTED
Bill Gates Steps Down as CEO
#leadership#succession#transition
INC-002
RESOLVED
Bill Gates Deposition Video Disaster
→
#antitrust#deposition#legal#pr-crisis
DEC-009
ACCEPTED
The Internet Tidal Wave Memo
#pivot#strategy
ADR-002
CORE
ACCEPTED
Windows NT: Hardware Abstraction Layer Architecture
#architecture#enterprise#hal#portability#windows-nt
DEC-008
ACCEPTED
Bundle Applications into 'Microsoft Office'
#pricing#strategy
STR-001
CORE
ACCEPTED
Success Reinforces Success: The Platform Standard Strategy
#moat#network-effects#platform#standards
CUS-001
CORE
DEPRECATED
IBM Personal Computer Division
→
#dos#ibm#oem#partnership#pc
DEC-011
ACCEPTED
Recruit Dave Cutler from DEC
#engineering#hiring#talent#windows-nt
DEC-007
ACCEPTED
Commit to GUI (Windows) Development
#product#strategy
DEC-006
ACCEPTED
Buy QDOS (Tim Paterson's 86-DOS) instead of building from scratch
#acquisition#technical
POL-001
CORE
ACCEPTED
Non-Exclusive OS Licensing
#licensing#oem#platform#strategy
DEC-005
ACCEPTED
Partner with IBM on the 'Chess' Project
#partnership#strategy
DEC-010
ACCEPTED
Hire Steve Ballmer as First Business Manager
#founding-team#hiring#leadership
DEC-004
ACCEPTED
Relocate from Albuquerque to Seattle
#operations#recruiting
DEC-017
ACCEPTED
License BASIC to 1977 Trinity
#licensing#platform#pricing#standards
DEC-016
ACCEPTED
Win MITS Arbitration
#independence#legal#licensing#mits
DEC-003
ACCEPTED
Publish 'Open Letter to Hobbyists'
#business-model#strategy
ADR-001
ACCEPTED
Develop BASIC for the Altair 8800
#product#technical
| ID | Title | Type | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEC-001 | Drop Out of Harvard to Start Microsoft | accepted | 1975-01-01 | |
| STR-003 ★ | Cloud-First, Mobile-First | accepted | 2014-02-04 | |
| PRC-002 | Enterprise Agreement Model | active | 1995-01-15 | |
| STR-002 ★ | Enterprise Systems Flywheel | accepted | 2000-01-15 | |
| DEC-015 ★ | Appoint Satya Nadella as CEO | accepted | 2014-02-04 | |
| INC-001 ★ | DOJ Antitrust Case: United States v. Microsoft Corp | resolved | 1998-05-18 | |
| ADR-003 | Azure: Platform-as-a-Service First | accepted | 2006-11-01 | |
| DEC-012 | Enter the Console Market with Xbox | accepted | 2000-02-14 | |
| PRC-001 ★ | OEM Licensing Program | active | 1981-08-12 | |
| DEC-013 | Settle Antitrust Case | accepted | 2001-11-02 | |
| DEC-014 | Bill Gates Steps Down as CEO | accepted | 2000-01-13 | |
| INC-002 | Bill Gates Deposition Video Disaster | resolved | 1998-08-27 | |
| DEC-009 | The Internet Tidal Wave Memo | accepted | 1995-05-26 | |
| ADR-002 ★ | Windows NT: Hardware Abstraction Layer Architecture | accepted | 1988-10-31 | |
| DEC-008 | Bundle Applications into 'Microsoft Office' | accepted | 1989-08-01 | |
| STR-001 ★ | Success Reinforces Success: The Platform Standard Strategy | accepted | 1977-01-15 | |
| CUS-001 ★ | IBM Personal Computer Division | deprecated | 1980-07-21 | |
| DEC-011 | Recruit Dave Cutler from DEC | accepted | 1988-10-31 | |
| DEC-007 | Commit to GUI (Windows) Development | accepted | 1983-11-10 | |
| DEC-006 | Buy QDOS (Tim Paterson's 86-DOS) instead of building from scratch | accepted | 1980-08-01 | |
| POL-001 ★ | Non-Exclusive OS Licensing | accepted | 1980-08-12 | |
| DEC-005 | Partner with IBM on the 'Chess' Project | accepted | 1980-07-01 | |
| DEC-010 | Hire Steve Ballmer as First Business Manager | accepted | 1980-06-11 | |
| DEC-004 | Relocate from Albuquerque to Seattle | accepted | 1979-01-01 | |
| DEC-017 | License BASIC to 1977 Trinity | accepted | 1977-10-01 | |
| DEC-016 | Win MITS Arbitration | accepted | 1977-09-15 | |
| DEC-003 | Publish 'Open Letter to Hobbyists' | accepted | 1976-02-03 | |
| ADR-001 | Develop BASIC for the Altair 8800 | accepted | 1975-02-01 |