Business Practices Resources
Published: May 25, 2005
Microsoft is committed to conducting business with integrity—with customers, partners, industry, government, academia, the media, and all others with whom we interact. We strive to ensure that the decisions we make can withstand a high level of scrutiny. We strive to build the trust in relationships that an industry leader should foster and maintain.
From the development of our software, services, and products to interactions with our customers, Microsoft is committed to fostering open communication, addressing issues clearly and transparently, and building trust through integrity-based decision-making.
Examples of our efforts include:
| • | Microsoft Geopolitical and Cartography Policy Statement.
Microsoft is committed to delivering products and services that are respectful and considerate of local laws, culture, and customs.
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| • | Standards of Business Conduct.
The Standards of Business Conduct are an extension of Microsoft's values and reflect our commitment to ethical business practices and regulatory compliance.
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| • | Citizenship.
Microsoft is committed to being a responsible industry partner. We work with businesses, communities, and governments to help advance social and economic well–being, and to enable people around the world to realize their full potential. Microsoft is also a local company and a neighbor in every country and community where our employees live, work, and conduct business.
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| • | Microsoft Mission and Values |
| • | Customer Experience Improvement Program.
Join the community of users who help us focus on the features that they use most often. Tell us where to simplify our software, and help us introduce new capabilities that increase your productivity.
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| • | Tell Us What You Think.
Send us your feedback.
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| • | Suggest a Product.
What is on your wish list? Send us your suggestions, including improvements for existing software, new features you would like to see, or ways you think we can make our software easier to use.
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| • | Bill Gates on Interoperability.
Bill Gates discusses the challenge of getting software made by different companies to work together.
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| • | Corporate Governance |
| • | Government Access to Source Code.
Microsoft offers participating governments access to Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office source code, as well as transparency through disclosure of technical information.
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