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We see potential.
It doesn’t matter who you are. It doesn’t matter where you live or what you do. When your
potential is pointed in the right direction, it can lead you anywhere. At Microsoft, we see no
limits to the potential we all might reach because we see no limits to human imagination. That
is what inspires us. And that is why we create software that helps people and businesses
reach their potential. It’s not just our purpose. It’s our passion.
And it’s all yours.
Each of us has a dream. A notion of what we might achieve and who we might become. In
businesses large and small. Among teachers and students. At home and at work. From the
commonplace to the remarkable. We at Microsoft are passionate about helping people realize
their full potential.
INSPIRING NEW EXPERIENCES—FROM WINDOWS TO XBOX
Microsoft® Windows® XP enables people to use digital technology with more ease and
reliability—from playing music to communicating with friends and family to creating home
videos. That’s one reason it enjoyed a faster adoption than any operating system in PC history.
And we’re continuing to invest for the long term to unlock the possibilities of digital technology.
For example, this fall will see the debut of Windows Powered Smart Displays, cordless
monitors that extend the Windows XP experience to any room in the house. Several Microsoft
partners will be introducing next generation PCs that use Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
Edition to integrate a variety of digital entertainment experiences with the convenience of
remote control. And the next version of Windows Media™ will store and transmit high-quality
video and audio with 20 percent less file space and bandwidth.
We help people realize their potential for pure fun, too. With Xbox™, the most powerful
console game system ever built. In the near future, we plan to launch Xbox Live, a
groundbreaking online gaming service that will let broadband users play multiplayer Xbox
games on the Internet.
HELPING PEOPLE ENJOY ALL THE INTERNET HAS TO OFFER
As more people turn to the Web for information, entertainment, and communication, we
continue to improve MSN® to make the Web even more useful. These ongoing improvements
have helped MSN become the most popular service on the Internet, with more than 270 million
unique users worldwide each month. MSN also has a growing subscription business: more
than eight million subscribers use MSN for Internet access and other services.
The next version of MSN, coming this fall, will offer better online safety features, valuable
communication services, and advanced browsing and productivity software that will help
people accomplish even more on the Internet.