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edge-online.com - 11/27/2008
Interview: Microsoft's Chris Lewis
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Microsoft expects Xbox 360 to officially surpass the original Xbox at the end of November, with a projected 25 million unit global installed base. read more

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Kotaku:  Hold On, This Generation Will Be Long [Microsoft]

business.timesonline.co.uk - 11/30/2008
Microsoft in $20bn Yahoo deal
— business.timesonline.co.uk — SOFTWARE giant Microsoft is in talks to acquire Yahoo s online search business for $20 billion ( 13 billion). The proposal forms the centrepiece of a complex transaction that would see Microsoft support a new management team to take control of ... (more) Microsoft in $20bn Yahoo deal

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Microsoft's Zune To Evolve Into New "Pink" Smart Phone? - Tech Check with Jim Goldman
cnbc.com - 11/25/2008
Microsoft's Zune To Evolve Into New "Pink" Smart Phone? - Tech Check with Jim Goldman
— cnbc.com — I'm hearing from a good source that Microsoft is ready to give a major facelift to the company's Zune music player that could mean its evolution into a new smart phone from the company. My source says that the new device falls under the codename ... (more) Microsoft's Zune To Evolve Into New "Pink" Smart Phone?  ...

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osnn.net - 11/24/2008
OSNN - Windows, Linux and Macintosh News
— osnn.net — A federal judge in Seattle has ordered Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to testify in a class action lawsuit against Microsoft that alleges the company misled consumers in a marketing campaign for its Windows Vista operating system in which computers sold ... (more) OSNN - Windows, Linux and Macintosh News

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Hold On, This Generation Will Be Long [Microsoft]
Kotaku — ... indeed appropriate that this generation will be longer," says Lewis. "But we’re not specific about when that will happen, and we don’t have a particular timeline that we share right now. But as I said, there’s a lot more still to come." Moreover the upgraded SKUs help lengthen the live of the console. A longer generation is win-win. Win for companies because they get a better handle on the product. Win for consumers because we get better games and don't have to buy more consoles. Interview: Microsoft's Chris Lewis [EDGE via ...

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