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17-year veteran

Software Development Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Microsoft for 20 years
August 26, 2014
Seattle, Washington
4.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

well-funded and mostly stable industry leader and maker intelligent, good people to work with very good health care free drinks

Cons
  • No longer or not industry-leading in most categories.
  • Projects not always tied to customer results (solutions without problems).
  • Playing catch-up in cloud computing.
  • Poor management and leadership.
  • Company plays on the defensive.
Advice to Management

The company has been too tame since the anti-trust trials. The company needs to get back to its roots of being aggressive: embrace and extend, and vigorous integration/bundling of technologies. Don't let the leadership in Windows and Office go unused as a platform.

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