CollabNet Bonds Linux Vendors
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| "Microsoft has released a few open source projects, but they still
| have a concern that it's threatening to their revenue stream."
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| -Brian Behlendorf,
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| CollabNet
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http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=21349&hed=CollabNet+Bonds+Linux+Vendors
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Microsoft profit on slide
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| Some analysts are looking for any signs of improvement from
| Microsoft's internet division, which continues to lose market
| share in web search to Google.
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| Microsoft's online services group saw revenue fall for the last
| four quarters and posted a loss in the past three quarters while
| it shifted to a new internet advertising platform and overhauled
| the company's web properties.
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http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,21109542%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html
Microsoft counts on Vista to recharge stagnant stock
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| There was a time in the 1990s when shares of Microsoft stock seemed to
| double every couple of years. 1996: college for the kids. 1998: a place
| on Whidbey. 1999: early retirement.
|
| Times have changed.
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003437957_vista19.html
Ballmer delivers sobering message at Microsoft event
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| Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer tempered the
| expectations of analysts at an event Thursday, telling them
| their predictions for sales of the company's new operating
| system are too high, while those for its operating expenses
| may be too low.
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http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/ballmer-delivers-sobering-message-microsoft/story.aspx?guid=%7BCFADFB4D%2D7D86%2D4A0A%2DA233%2D1D18F48F82F7%7D&siteid=yhoo&dist=yhoo
http://tinyurl.com/2juebs
Microsoft to drop back on spending growth
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| Microsoft plans to increase its operating expenses next year, but it
| won't reach the $2.7 billion increase inked in for 2007, CEO Steve
| Ballmer told financial analysts on Thursday.
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http://news.com.com/Microsoft+to+drop+back+on+spending+growth/2100-1014_3-6159901.html
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