The Big Picture
Browse through 400-year-old manuscripts deep in a European library. Run a meeting where
six people draw on the same white board at the same time, even though none of them are in
the same room. Read an electronic book where the illustrations move, the charts evolve,
and the footnotes come alive. At Microsoft, we've always known the PC would deliver this
kind of access---access that opens up the most exciting possibilities in the
world. And now the Internet expands these possibilities more than ever.
This electronic version of our annual report is a perfect example. By using our
technology, you can bring this information to life in powerful new ways. You can build and
revise charts in real time. You can perform what-if scenarios with the income statements.
You can use it as a launching pad to explore a broad range of online information about our
company. In short, you can experience new possibilities that were never available in a
printed piece. The kinds of possibilities that Microsoft technology is helping the whole
world experience.