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Microsoft: Five Things to Look for in 2012

Cnet: 2011 was a pretty good year for Microsoft: record revenue, 500 million copies of Windows 7 sold, launches of Office 365 and Internet Explorer 9. But 2012 could be a really big year for the company. Here are five reasons why: Windows 8 tablets Xbox moves farther into live TV Windows Phone: We’re No. […]

Dec 26, 2011
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Cnet: 2011 was a pretty good year for Microsoft: record revenue, 500 million copies of Windows 7 sold, launches of Office 365 and Internet Explorer 9. But 2012 could be a really big year for the company. Here are five reasons why:

  1. Windows 8 tablets
  2. Xbox moves farther into live TV
  3. Windows Phone: We’re No. 3
  4. Patent litigation aggressor
  5. Growing search through social
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