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SAN FRANCISCO - DECEMBER 30: Real estate agent Brad Smith posts a for sale sign outside of an open house December 30, 2008 in San Francisco, California. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city housing index that documents home prices fell a record 18 percent since October of 2007, the largest drop since 2000.
SAN FRANCISCO - DECEMBER 30: Real estate agent Brad Smith (R) talks with potential home buyers as they look at a newly constructed condominium December 30, 2008 in San Francisco, California. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city housing index that documents home prices fell a record 18 percent since October of 2007, the largest drop since 2000.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, with general counsel Brad Smith (L) and chief software architect Ray Ozzie (R) at his side, speaks to reporters at a news conference at the company headquarters in Redmond, Washington February 21, 2008. Ballmer announced that Microsoft was changing its technology and business practices to increase openness of its products and bring greater interoperability and choice for developers, partners, customers and competitors.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, with general counsel Brad Smith (L) and Ray Ozzie (R), chief software architect, speak to reporters at a news conference at company headquarters in Redmond, Washington, February 21, 2008. Ballmer announced that Microsoft was changing its technology and business practices to increase openness of its products and bring greater interoperability and choice for developers, partners, customers and competitors.
Microsoft's general counsel Brad Smith, left, chief executive officer Steve Ballmer, middle, and chief software architect Ray Ozzie, answer questions from the media regarding the company's announcement of new interoperability principles and increased openness, in Redmond, Wash., on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008.
Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith (L) shakes hands with Thomas Vinje, lawyer for the European Committee for Interoperable Systems (ECIS) at the EU Court of First Instance in Luxembourg September 17, 2007. Smith said on Monday the company had not yet decided what, if any, legal steps to take after an EU court ruled against the software giant in an antitrust case.
Brad Smith, left, senior vice president and general manager of Intuit's small business division, and Intuit CEO Steve Bennett, right, shake hands after an announcement at Intuit headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007. Intuit announced that Bennett, 53, will step down at the end of the year and will be succeeded by Smith, 43.