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The Computer Industry Comes With Built-In Term Limits
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| The Yahoo affair obscures the larger story: Microsoft’s long, long struggle —
| since 1993 — to maintain its leadership position while the Internet grew
| ubiquitous. Mr. Ballmer, who joined Microsoft in 1980 as its 15th employee,
| and Bill Gates, his mentor who will retire next month as a full-time
| Microsoft employee, have certainly tried their best to avert the inevitable
| decline of the company’s influence.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/technology/18digi.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1211108672-wxSkMFThPe25k6CsZhYxLQ
http://tinyurl.com/69kg3z
Recent:
Microsoft stock drops amid slumping sales
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| Microsoft Corp., whose Windows software dominates the personal-computer
| market, fell 6.2 percent Fridayin Nasdaq trading after sales slumped, casting
| doubt on whether PC demand can hold up in a slowing economy. The software
| maker reported a 24 percent drop in sales of Windows last quarter and
| forecast earnings that may miss analysts' estimates.
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| "The risk is that Linux gets a foothold and then affects their long-term
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| revenue significantly."
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http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_9061263
Is Microsoft Aura Fading?
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| Yesterday's early relief rally reversed, and Microsoft's value has now fallen
| by more than $30 billion since it unveiled its bid for Yahoo on February 1.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121004447596669953.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Microsoft says to borrow money for Yahoo deal
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| Microsoft Corp said on Monday it may borrow money for the first time in its
| history to fund a portion of its $44.6 billion unsolicited offer for Yahoo
| Inc.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNews/idUSN0455692920080205
Is Microsoft Now Banned from EU Contracts?
http://www.computerworlduk.com/toolbox/open-source/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=697&blogid=14
Euro MP thinks Microsoft should be banned from government contracts
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/04/10/member-eu-parliament-asks
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