Task: Using the Internet, research Microsoft in the software industry and AT&T in the telecommunications industry to compare and contrast their performance over the last five years. Compare the two companies with special reference to the economic and environmental factors affecting their business during this time.
Examine how the following aspects of the company have changed over the last five years.
Make sure to examine the profits or losses made by the two firms during the last five years.
Analyze how the economic factors have affected companies from different industries. Use the given template for your report.
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Aspects
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Comparison
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Microsoft
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AT&T
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Earnings
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Market share
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Growth
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Share Price
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