The information technology, or IT, is the cornerstone to a business's daily operations. It is what makes your business run efficiently and effectively. The key to running a successful business is choosing the right IT provider or partner.There are many providers and solutions out there to choose from and you have to make sure you find the company that has your best interests in mind.

You should do some research and check out several companies before deciding what solution is best for you. You want to work with someone who has many years experience delivering end to end solutions. You should be wary of a person who is trying to sell you something "off the shelf."

Microsoft is perhaps one of the powerful and biggest companies in the world. In the last financial year, it made an operating profit of approximately twenty billion dollars. However, over the past few years, Microsoft grip on the operating system market and internet related businesses are starting to erode. It is quite a change in attitude compared to six years ago when governments around the world complained that it has a too big of a monopoly.

Here are three reasons why Microsoft influence and monopoly are eroding quickly: