India times recent Microsoft 11 ahead of time, but failed to achieve the success of product inventory.
1.Microsoft Portrait Launch time: late 90 's.
Function: Microsoft said the Portrait is of low bit-rate video conferencing software. The software occur far earlier than Apple's FaceTime and Skype. Microsoft then cost of $ 8.5 billion acquisition of Skype.
Importance of: Microsoft said it reached 3 billion minutes of calls every day now on the Skype platform.
2.Terraserver
Launch date: 1997. Function: Terraserver was actually proposed by Google then Google Earth. Take advantage of this service, satellite photos that you can see your home, neighborhood and other places you have never been. However, Microsoft this service was dropped in 1999.
Importance of: Google maps one of the applications is currently the world's largest number of users, just behind the other several applications of Facebook, YouTube and Google. In 2014, the application was downloaded more than 65 million times.
3.MSN
Launch date: 1995. Feature: MSN Messenger is the first social networking, Mark Zuckerberg (Mark Zuckerberg) developed Facebook 10 years earlier. Through MSN, Windows users can send IM messages, set a personal status (which is later inspiration for Twitter), and engaging in social networking activities. MSN shut down in 2012.
The importance of ideas: Facebook now has more than 1.5 billion subscribers, and the number of Twitter users is more than 400 million. Chat application, for example, WhatsApp and micro-letters, the number of users reached 900 million and 650 million, respectively.
4.Windows Mobile
Launch date: 2000. Features: Windows Mobile is the first mass-market Smartphone operating systems, can be used for high-end devices. When such devices from HTC. Windows Mobile provides the application store, browser, and support for touch screens. In 2012 to launch Windows Phone 7, Microsoft has stopped support for Windows Mobile.
Importance of: Apple iPhone business 2015 year generated more than $ 150 billion in revenue. Google's Android system are covered in 1/5 of the world's population. By selling Galaxy series phones Samsung earned tens of billions of dollars.
5.Tablet PC
Launch date: 2002. Function: Microsoft's first tablet computer is a desktop with a touch screen. The device can run Windows XP applications, and the user can use the stylus to manipulate. Bill Gates (Bill Gates) to publicly display this product. Microsoft has not officially closed this project actually, and Surface development of tablet computers is important. From 2003 to 2012, however, Microsoft hasn't launched any new tablet computer.
Importance of: Apple's iPad tablet computer can bring in $ 5 billion per quarter, also attracts business users accustomed to Windows PC use.
6.Microsoft Mail
Launch date: 1991. Function: Microsoft Mail to help users send and receive messages across a local area network. This is the earliest form of e-mail, but the features are very simple. Microsoft closed the service in late 90.
The importance of ideas: almost all Internet users around the world have their own email accounts. Outlook alone has more than 400 million users. While the number of GMail users are up to 450 million.
7.Microsoft Bob
Launch date: 1995. Function: Microsoft Bob was Microsoft's designed for Windows 3.1, graphical user interface, launched in 1992. While Windows 95 version launched in 1995. This feature provides easy to understand interface, making it easier for Windows and PC have been accepted. However, this feature has never been achieved rapid development.
Prior to the introduction of Microsoft Bob, Windows 3.1 based on the command line interface, not easy to use.
The importance of ideas: at present, our interaction with all computing devices are almost always based on graphical interface.
8. the Timex DataLink watch
Launch date: 1994. Features: Timex DataLink are Microsoft and Timex jointly developed the wearable device, to replace the PDA (personal digital assistant). This watch has a Microsoft logo, United States Space Agency (NASA) also used this product in the space mission. However, this product failed to achieve commercial success.
The importance of ideas: under the leadership of Apple, smart watch is becoming a commercially successful product. Several analysts said that since April this year, Apple has sold more than 7 million pieces of smart watches.
9.MSN TV
Launch date: 1996. Function: Microsoft in 1995 to us $ 425 million acquisition of WebTV Networks, subsequently launched MSN TV. This is the first Internet-connected smart TV. Microsoft dropped in 2013, the MSN TV.
The importance of ideas: on Samsung, LG and Apple, smart TV is big business. Apple has recently launched the new Apple TV set-top boxes. Since 2009, Samsung has sold more than 75 million TV sets.
10.Microsoft Courier
Launch time: never. Feature: media initially in 2008 exposed the existence of the Microsoft Courier, Microsoft dropped in 2010, this item. The same year, Apple introduced the iPad. Early versions of this product are Surface product line, and has a built-in camera, and folding screens.
Importance of: Microsoft Surface business revenues of approximately US $ 888 million in the current quarter, far lower than Apple's $ 5 billion.
11.Zune Music Pass
Launch date: 2010. Features: launch Zune Music Player sync with Zune Pass series, at $ 9.99 per month cost to users unlimited streaming music service. In 2015, Apple also introduced a price of $ 9.99 per month of streaming music services.
The importance of ideas: Spotify, Apple, Google, and Pandora are involved in streaming music market, and lower costs with more songs. Spotify has more than 75 million users, including 20 million paying customers. Apple in less than 6 months and attracts about 15 million users.
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