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It is time to LEAVE MICROSOFT ALONE! - Part 2

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The DOJ has severely punished Microsoft for its bad behavior and abusing its former monopoly power. Microsoft is struggling to survive. It is time to leave Microsoft alone now. If we don't stop punishing Microsoft over and over, the company is at risk of disappearing off the face of the Earth.



Microsoft does not monopolize the software industry anymore

Only people who do not understand the most basic financial accounting principles will misunderstand the financial charts and graphs shown below. These numbers give only ignorant people the false impression that Microsoft has more sales revenue than its next 8 largest competitors COMBINED. Come on, people! This is "Accounting 101" we're talking about!

Should Microsoft be punished for working so hard and running its business so efficiently that after paying all executives and employees salaries and stock grants, and paying all of its bills, that it clears $178,000 in profit per employee every year? Are we going to punish hard work now? What is wrong with some people?

Top software businesses, ranked by sales (3):

RANK  COMPANY     REVENUE    PROFIT  EMPLOYEES  REV/EMPL  PROFIT/EMPL
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1     Microsoft  $51,122M  $14,065M     79,000     $647K        $178K
2     Oracle     $17,996M   $4,274M     74,674     $241K         $57K
3     Symantec    $5,199M     $404M     17,100     $304K         $24K
4     CA          $3,943M     $118M     14,500     $272K          $8K
5     Elec Arts   $3,091M      $76M      7,900     $391K         $10K
6     Adobe       $2,575M     $506M      6,082     $423K         $83K
7     Intuit      $2,342M     $417M      7,500     $312K         $56K
8     Autodesk    $1,840M     $290M      5,169     $356K         $56K
9     BMC         $1,580M     $216M      6,000     $263K         $36K

Notes:
1. Revenue and profit in millions
2. "Revenue per employee" and "Profit per employee" in thousands


RANK  COMPANY    REVENUE (X = $1 BILLION)
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1     Microsoft  XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
2     Oracle     XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
3     Symantec   XXXXX
4     CA         XXXX
5     Elec Arts  XXX
6     Adobe      XXX
7     Intuit     XX
8     Autodesk   XX
9     BMC        XX


RANK  COMPANY    PROFIT (X = $250 MILLION)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
1     Microsoft  XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
2     Oracle     XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
3     Adobe      XX
4     Intuit     XX
5     Symantec   XX
6     Autodesk   X
7     BMC        X
4     CA         
5     Elec Arts  

Economic Productivity per Person

I cannot understand why some countries around the world might be jealous of Microsoft's economic performance. Microsoft is struggling to survive! The simple fact is, Microsoft Corporation is no longer a monopoly, does not enjoy monopoly profits, and does not dominate the software industry anymore.

Economic Productivity per Person (PPP), by country (2)(3):

RANK  COUNTRY       PPP  X = $20K (U.S. Dollars)
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      Microsoft   $647K  XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
1     Luxembourg   $71K  XXXX
2     Bermuda      $70K  XXXX
3     Jersey       $57K  XXX
4     Eq Guinea    $50K  XXX
5     UAE          $50K  XXX
6     Norway       $46K  XX
7     Guernsey     $45K  XX
8     Ireland      $45K  XX
9     Cayman       $44K  XX
10    USA          $44K  XX
...
27    Germany      $32K  XX
28    UK           $32K  XX
...
30    France       $31K  XX
...
33    Monaco       $30K  XX
34    EU           $30K  XX

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(1) U.S. defends Microsoft remedy at international meet
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6210847.html

(2) GDP per capita (PPP) - CIA Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2004rank.html

(3) Top software company profiles and financials

#1 Microsoft
http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/profile.asp?symb=MSFT&sid=3140
http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/financials.asp?symb=MSFT&sid=3140&report=1&freq=1

#2 Oracle
http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/profile.asp?symb=ORCL&sid=3548
http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/financials.asp?symb=ORCL&sid=3548&report=1&freq=1

#3 Symantec
http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/profile.asp?symb=SYMC&sid=6070
http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/financials.asp?symb=SYMC&sid=6070&report=1&freq=1

#4 CA
http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/profile.asp?symb=CA&sid=2221738
http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/financials.asp?symb=CA&sid=2221738&report=1&freq=1

#5 Electronic Arts
http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/profile.asp?symb=ERTS&sid=6170
http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/financials.asp?symb=ERTS&sid=6170&report=1&freq=1

#6 Adobe
http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/profile.asp?symb=ADBE&sid=362
http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/financials.asp?symb=ADBE&sid=362&report=1&freq=1

#7 Intuit
http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/profile.asp?symb=INTU&sid=10114
http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/financials.asp?symb=INTU&sid=10114&report=1&freq=1

#8 Autodesk
http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/profile.asp?symb=ADSK&sid=679
http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/financials.asp?symb=ADSK&sid=679&report=1&freq=1

#9 BMC
http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/profile.asp?symb=BMC&sid=5551
http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/financials.asp?symb=BMC&sid=5551&report=1&freq=1

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