PROFILE OF TWO VISIONARIES : BILL GATES & STEVE JOBS

PRESENTED BY:PRAVEEN Sidola

William Henry "Bill" Gates

October 28, 1955

Microsoft, Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect

BASIC – 1975 COBOL & FORTRAN - 1980

IBM partnershipMS - DOS

Microsoft launched its first retail version of Microsoft Windows on November 20, 1985

1983STEVE BALLMER as a advisor

JON SHIRLEY brought orders to MS

1990MS monopoly

Steven Paul Jobs

February 24, 1955

Founder and interim chief executive officer of Apple

In the late 1970s, Jobs, with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Mike Markkula

Macintosh – GUI – Introduced Mouse & on screen Icons

Dream : To develop affordable & easy to use PC

Licensed BASIC

Vision : GUI-OS

Apple dwarfed MS

Problem brewing with success

STEVE replaced by JOHN SCULLY - 1985

Apple at turn of Century

• 1998 :Steve returned as interim CEO of Apple.• i-MAC • The MAC is an expression of Jobs creativity &

innovation. These were simple , stylish & internet friendly computer.

• Changed as Manager & Leader

Leadership Styles

Bill Gates

Transformational Leader

Participative Style

Shared Authority

Motivator & Persuader

Moderate Risk Taker

Steve Jobs

Average Leader

Autocratic Style

Centralized Authority

Highly Innovative

High Risk Taker

Managerial Practices

Bill Gates

Understand limitations of oneself

Delegates things

Employee management

Organized

Understands needs

Steve Jobs

Dictatorial

demanding

Can’t anticipate threat

Overconfident & Tactical

Learns from mistakes

Future Trends• Microsoft sees new opportunities quickly & innovates

them into new products• Gate's SPOT (Smart Personal Objects Technology)

watch has a miniature central processing unit and a small but powerful FM radio antenna.

• The Microsoft-powered mobile phone (Smart phone) is already out in the market.

• Microsoft has constructed a "concept" home that reveals how we may live just a few years from now.

• The company has increased its research and development budget and will spend nearly $7 billion on R&D this year

Future Trends

• The new name and device represent APPLE’s strategic shift away from its origins as a personal computing company.

• Adopting consumer product strategy, Apple will aim to become the hub of the digital home.

• To fulfil this strategy, we predict that Apple will launch new products, re-engineer the Apple Store, and expand into in-home installation services.

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