Flashback Microsoft For 2018

Flashback Microsoft For 2018

2017 years ago, Microsoft is still in its ' strengthening '. They are indeed giants in Silicon Valley, but there are still many who consider that Microsoft does not sepotensial Facebook or Amazon that beginning in 2018 the Middle rising violent airline, especially if compared to Apple, which was being rapidly toward the oncoming numbers one trillion dollars. But the unexpected Microsoft managed to break all the predictions. The Redmond-based company it was entered into the top five largest PC seller in the U.S. through a Surface line of hers, a stable income and have continued to rise, as well as a very powerful cloud growth. More unpredictable again, Microsoft in late overtaking Apple to become the most valuable company in the world!

Earlier in the year 2018 begins with Microsoft quite heavy because of the problem of security gaps Spectre and the Meltdown caused by the design of the processor during the last 20 years. Intel, AMD, and Microsoft unite to protect its products from the impact of this vulnerability. Microsoft provides updates to the users who are affected, but this patch raises a new problem as they cause a lot of bugs for Windows users. It took a little too long before Microsoft finally managed to release a patch that bug-free from this vulnerability.

In March, Microsoft announced a major reorganization. Terry Myerson resigned so that Microsoft must be rearranging the Windows team led by Myerson. This change makes the Windows team split with the core Windows platform team working alongside a team of cloud and AI, are the only team assigned to provide special handling against the Experience Microsoft Device & can focus on the client.

Windows 10 experienced tough times through the year 2018. Microsoft delayed the 10 April 2018 Windows update because of the Blue Screen of Death issues ahead of the release of this build. After that, they still have to face the problem occurrence hangs on the device if used to open Chrome. The next time the Windows release 10 October 2018 Update, also occur bugs that cause user data to be deleted due to feature storage sense. So this bug gets worse to the point that Microsoft should pull back the release build October 2018 update and release it in November. It still has not made this build trouble free. Microsoft still has to dwell on repair Windows 10 to December 2018!

Though wracked by many problems, thus the product uniquely, Windows, but Microsoft gained much praise when released hardware along the year 2018. Microsoft released 4 new Surface devices in October, i.e. Surface Pro 6, Surface Laptop 2, Surface, Surface and 2 Studio headphones. The success of hardware from Microsoft this makes them the first time for this year's incoming 5 large seller in us’ PC.

This year, Microsoft also focuses on partnerships, acquisitions and changes to the platform. One of them is the Act of acquiring GitHub worth USD 7.5 billion dollars this year. This is a step that many caused controversy for the developers and users of GitHub, but gained a lot of praise from fellow Silicon Valley technology companies. Just FYI, Google and Apple are actually also in line to get a start-up, but it turns out that the CEO of GitHub to better fit with the vision of Satya Nadella who assured her directly.

An interesting cooperation is also done by Microsoft and Amazon, which blends Alexa and Cortana in the smart speaker’s platform released by the two companies. Furthermore, even Microsoft plans to support Windows 10 in Alexa! But unfortunately, this makes the development of Cortana even obstructed so that Microsoft would have to accept the fact that Cortana is an adjunct worst sound when compared to its competitors: Alexa, Google, and Siri Assistant.

Another surprise from Microsoft this year is a Microsoft Edge. Microsoft's flagship browser traction this declining user interest and also reduced so that Microsoft compiled a controversial plan, namely to develop Chromium-based Edge with re. Outside of the impressions ' discard ' self-esteem, but actually it is a brilliant plan. Microsoft would get full support browsers such as Chrome, but has a characteristic of Microsoft and is compatible to all devices.

Microsoft's console Division this year experienced a stagnant situation. There has been no significant steps to compete in a major way with another superior console platform, namely switches and PlayStation. Even so, Microsoft has plans to bring the game on the Xbox to iOS and Android platform, which is expected to increase traffic game Microsoft in the platform.

Finally, at the end of the year a piece of good news to emerge from Microsoft's stronghold. For the first time in two decades, the company returned to the top as the most valuable company in the world, ahead of Apple and Amazon. Actually it's not because of the exceptional performance of Microsoft, but more of a result of the fall of the stock Apple and Amazon because of the declining market confidence against the two companies. Meanwhile Microsoft with focus on cloud services, seems to have a more secure future.

What about the year 2019 later? We will be looking forward to a buzz-buzz from Microsoft which has now started a year of extra precious: company number one in the world!