Microsoft At A Glance

1993 Market Share in Software

Operating Systems

Microsoft 66.2%
IBM 17.3%
Apple 2.2%
Novell 14.3%

Spreadsheet Applications

Microsoft 53.7%
Lotus 37.0%
Other 2.7%
Borland 6.6%

Word-Processing Applications

Microsoft 48.2%
Wordperfect 35.7%
Lotus 3.7%
IBM 3.1%
Other 9.3%

Financial Performance

Fiscal year ended June 30

Revenue

Revenue is shown in a bar graph from the period of 1986 through 1994. The exact numbers are not shown, so the following is an approximation. Between 1986 and 1993 revenue rose steadily from several million to approximately $3.5 billion. In a period of 9 months between the end of 1993 and 1994, revenue decreased to approximately $2.25 billion and rebounded to approximately $3 billion by 1994.

Net Income

Net income is shown in a bar graph from the period of 1986 through 1994. The exact numbers are not shown, so the following is an approximation. Between 1986 and 1993 net income rose steadily from several million to approximately $90 million. In a period of 9 months between the end of 1993 and 1994, net income decreased to approximately $60 million and rebounded to approximately $75 million by 1994.