One of the greatest success stories of all time in the business world is perhaps the history and history of Microsoft. Selling software is big business because once you create it, you can sell it millions of times. And Microsoft has the advantage because its operating systems run on 95% of all computers in the world. Under the leadership of Bill Gates in all his brilliance and creative genius, he created one of the largest and most dynamic companies on the surface of the planet.

But now that Bill Gates has left the company, many are wondering what’s next. Microsoft is no longer just a software company, as they are involved in the Internet, they have the second largest, and many would agree that it is the best search engine and they are involved in online advertising. Microsoft is also a media company, among other things. Its research and development departments are at the technological forefront of almost everything.

Many of your software industry analysts wonder what Microsoft’s next step will be. Will Microsoft be divided into spin-offs? Now that the unwarranted attacks by the Federal Trade Commission have been completed on Microsoft and now that Bill Gates has left the company, where will they go today? In fact, there seem to be a lot of pretty strong opinions and countless predictions on this topic.

One author has some things to say on this topic, and while I think she has some very good points, I disagree with her entire statement, but it does raise some very interesting and philosophical questions. Therefore, I would like to recommend this book to you;

“Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft Plans to Stay Relevant in the Post Gates Era, “by Mary Jo Foley, John Wiley and Sons Publishing; 2008.