DHCP was not created by Microsoft!!! DO NOT take other people's credit!
DHCP was created by the Dynamic Host Configuration Working Group of the
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF; a volunteer organization which defines
protocols for use on the Internet). As such, it's definition is recorded in an
Internet RFC and the Internet Activities Board (IAB) is asserting its status
as to Internet Standardization. Please check RFC 2131.