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Title: The Microsoft Way: The Real Story of How the Company Outsmarts Its Competition by Randall E. Stross ISBN: 0-201-32797-X Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: September, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.09 (22 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Consider the data source with _Microsoft_Way_
Comment: This was a very well-researched & documented book. Well-written, but sometimes difficult to follow the author's writing style. If one is looking for a technical overview/history of Microsoft, this is not the book for you. The book does offer an interesting look at other aspects of the company (its hiring practices, for example). I thought many of the recent Microsoft issues considered so important to the public (antitrust suits, extremely bug-ridden code, initial denial in early 90's of the Internet) glossed over or not covered at all.
Rating: 4
Summary: Instructive book
Comment: Stross' book goes beyond explaining the ways of Microsoft to man, but explains what it takes to stay up-to-date. As is oft said, the leader of one revolution can not be the leader of another. Because Stross have had a total archival access that's why the reasons why Microsoft company is in the high stakes high technology business are very clear.
Tongue and cheek aside, this book is a real way of thinking in a company. Bill Gates is not the ruthless taskmaster that some people try to denonciate.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good insight into Microsoft's early days.
Comment: I purchased this book when it was first published, but went back and reread it recently. The book is broken down into four sections, the first being my favorite. As an entrepreneur I find the initial organization, growth, and recruiting patterns at Microsoft to be extremely valuable. I think that any company can learn from this section, especially companies with investments in intellectual capital.
The rest of the book is pretty good, but not as valuable as the first section was to me. It did have interesting discussions about Microsoft's early entry into the Personal Finance market going head to head against Intuit. This should have helped dispel many of the anti-trust issues as it shows that Microsoft is not alone in aggressively marketing their products.
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Title: MICROSOFT SECRETS: HOW THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL SOFTWARE COMPANY CREATES TECHNOLOGY, SHAPES MARKETS, AND MANAGES PEOPLE by Michael A. Cusumano ISBN: 0684855313 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 04 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Hard Drive : Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire by James Wallace, Jim Erickson ISBN: 0887306292 Publisher: HarperBusiness Pub. Date: 26 May, 1993 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Selling Microsoft: Sales Secrets from Inside the World's Most Successful Company by Doug Dayton ISBN: 1580620523 Publisher: Adams Media Corporation Pub. Date: March, 1997 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Microsoft Edge : Insider Strategies for Building Success by Julie Bick ISBN: 0671034146 Publisher: Atria Books Pub. Date: 03 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy by Bill Gates ISBN: 0446675962 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 15 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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