Macintosh Business Unit Article Index for
Macintosh 		Website Links For
Macintosh 		 

Information About

Macintosh Business Unit
  CATEGORIES ABOUT MACINTOSH BUSINESS UNIT
   
microsoft divisions
   
mac software companies
   
1997 establishments
   
APPAREL
BABY
BEAUTY
BOOKS
CAR TOYS
CELL PHONES
DVD'S
ELECTRONICS
GOURMET FOOD
GROCERIES
HEALTH & PERSONAL
HOME & GARDEN
JEWELRY
MUSIC
MUSIC INSTRUMENTS
OFFICE PRODUCTS
SOFTWARE
SPORTING GOODS
TOOLS & HARDWARE
TOYS
VIDEO GAMES
SHOPPING HOME
MORE SHOPPING...



  Company Logo
  Company Type Operating unit of Microsoft Corporation
  Foundation January 7 1997 <!-- ref: http://wwwmicrosoftcom/presspass/press/1997/Jan97/MACPUPRmspx -->
  Location Redmond , Washington , USA
  Key People Roz Ho, General Manager<br />(since December 18 2002 )<br />Ben Waldman and Kevin Browne (previous General Managers)
  Industry Computer Software
  Products Microsoft Office <br /> Microsoft Messenger <br /> Virtual PC
  Revenue <!-- $ unknown USD (2006) -->
  Operating Income <!-- $ unknown USD (2006) -->
  Net Income <!-- $ unknown USD (2006) -->
  Num Employees 180 (2005) <!-- ref: http://wwwmicrosoftcom/mac/macbu/defaultaspxpid=whoweare -->
  Homepage wwwmicrosoftcom/mac/


Macintosh Business Unit (informally known as '''Mac BU''' or '''MacBU''') is an operating unit of Microsoft Corporation that produces software for the Apple Macintosh platform. Formed in 1997 , the Mac BU currently employs more than 180 employees, is situated within Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division and is one of the largest developer of Macintosh software outside of Apple Computer .


SOFTWARE


Mac BU currently develops Macintosh versions of Microsoft Office , Microsoft Messenger and Virtual PC . Other software developed (but no longer maintained) by Mac BU include Internet Explorer (development ceased in 2003), MSN Browser (cancelled) and Remote Desktop Client .


HISTORY


Prior to the Mac BU, Microsoft has developed Macintosh software - in fact, dating to 1984 when Microsoft released Word 1.0 for Macintosh. However, with the rise and dominance of Windows in the 1990 s, there has been fears that Microsoft might stop developing Macintosh versions of key products, notably Microsoft Office. Thus, Mac BU was established in 1997 with a five-year commitment by Microsoft to continue developing and supporting Macintosh software - a pledge most recently renewed on January 10 2006 at the Macworld Conference & Expo .


TRIVIA


  • The Unit is not the sole developer of Macintosh software within Microsoft. Software titles, such as Windows Media Player For Mac were developed by other teams in Microsoft.

  • Until recently, the Mac BU had all major configurations of Macintosh computers in their testing laboratories. {Link without Title}



REFERENCES



EXTERNAL LINKS