People crowd at Sony Corp.'s PlayStation booth during a media preview of the annual Tokyo Game Show in Chiba near Tokyo Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008. Video game rivals Sony and Microsoft are going head-to-head in virtual worlds for their home consoles later this year. Both companies announced their services, which use graphic images that represent players called "avatars," Thursday at the Tokyo Game Show. AP Photo logo AP Photo 13 months ago

People crowd at Sony Corp.'s PlayStation booth during a media preview of the annual Tokyo Game Show in Chiba near Tokyo Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008. Video game rivals Sony and Microsoft are going head-to-head in virtual worlds for their home consoles later this year. Both companies announced their services, which use graphic images that represent players called "avatars," Thursday at the Tokyo Game Show.

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  9. MUNICH, GERMANY - OCTOBER 07: Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation Steve Ballmer addresses the media during a news conference on October 7, 2009 in Munich, Germany. Ballmer talked about the upcoming launch of the new Windows 7 computer operating system.
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