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Microsoft sets sights on providing an Apple-like experience

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer on Wednesday issued a company-wide memo outlining his battle plan for the new fiscal year in which he singled out the Apple experience as a benchmark for future success. ...full story at digg

from digg on Fri, Jul 25 2008

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