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@ CES: Microsoft CEO Ballmer Starts His Stage Setting With A Swipe At Yahoo's Yang
Work in progress . We're in the not-a-crowded as usual ballroom at the Venetian where the first Microsoft ( NSDQ: MSFT ) keynote completely sans Bill Gate (well, he got a mention and some applause) is underway with Steve Ballmer on the stage. It only took a couple of minutes for a light-hearted ...
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@ CES: Microsoft CEO Ballmer Starts His Stage Setting With A Swipe At Yahoo's Yang
mocoNews — ... as usual ballroom at the Venetian where the first Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) keynote completely sans Bill Gates (well, he got a mention and some applause) is underway with Steve Ballmer on the stage. It only took a couple of minutes for a light-hearted jab at Yahoo's Jerry Yang, with a fake message asking: "Why do you keep ignoring my friend requests in Facebook." No mention of the latest funky Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) deal rumor, of course, More from the keynote here at paidContent.org Related @ ...

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