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Microsoft makes case for online business to Wall Street

"We wanted someone who was actually still going to be here in three weeks," Ballmer said, referring to the departure of platform & services division President Kevin Johnson, who abruptly announced a day before Microsoft's annual analyst day that he... Full Article at MarketWatch

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    SOURCE: MarketWatch 16 months ago
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  3. ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 09: Teresa Carlson, Vice President US Federal Government Microsoft Corporation and Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington Capitols joins volunteers in creating care packages for active duty US Military personal serving in Iraq and Afghanistan during Microsoft's 'A Salute t...
  4. Vitali Klitschko from Ukraine, heavyweight boxing world champion WBC, poses during the weigh-in in Bern, Switzerland, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. Klitschko will defend his title against US challenger Kevin Johnson in Bern on Saturday, Dec. 12.
  5. BERN, SWITZERLAND - DECEMBER 11: Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine attends the weigh in at the Postfinance-Arena on December 11, 2009 in Bern, Switzerland.
  6. BRAUNSCHWEIG - DECEMBER 09: John Allen (L) of Braunschweig and Kevin Johnson (R) of Giessen compete for the ball during the Beko Basketball Bundesliga game between New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig and Lti Giessen 46er at the Volkswagen Hall on December 9, 2009 in Braunschweig, Germany.
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