What is the main conflict in Microserfs by Douglas Coupland?

The year is 1993, a time when Microsoft has grown into a major software corporation. Daniel chronicles his experiences with the company at its Redmond, Washington, headquarters, his work with a new company called Interiority that he helps to found with his friends and his growing relationship with Karla, the first woman he has ever loved. Michael, one of the older Microsoft employees, quits in order to finish the programming of his brainchild, an object-oriented graphics development program he calls Oop! (exclamation point is part of the name). Michael, along with the people who have been renting room in a group house owned by Abe, quit Microsoft to join Michael's new company located in Palo Alto, California.