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    Johnson's decision to leave is seen by some as a blow to Microsoft's (MSFT: , , ) effort to invigorate its Internet business - an effort that until recently was centered on an ultimately failed bid to acquire Yahoo Inc. (YHOO: , , ) "The departure was a surprise" said Rob Helm, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft, a research firm that tracks the software giant's executive depth chart. Full Article at MarketWatch
    The departure was a surprise
    SOURCE: MarketWatch 16 months ago
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Microsoft makes case for online business to Wall Street
  1. This is a two-horse race, it's Microsoft and Google
    SOURCE: MarketWatch 16 months ago
  2. We wanted someone who was actually still going to be here in three weeks
    SOURCE: MarketWatch 16 months ago
  3. Google doesn't have to, we do
    SOURCE: MarketWatch 16 months ago
  4. We don't have a lot of [other] trillion dollar markets that are being transformed ... I'm not going to say it's not risky, it is.
    SOURCE: MarketWatch 16 months ago
  5. This is a vote of no-confidence in Microsoft's consumer online business. The Yahoo deal is dead, and there's no backup plan - at least, none credible to Microsoft's own senior management.
    SOURCE: MarketWatch 16 months ago

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