Although Office and Windows continue to produce vast revenue and profits for the Microsoft, some of the company's other well-known consumer titles are generating only a trickle of business.
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Beyond the usual hard sell for Microsoft, Steve Ballmer had another message for the 3,000 developers who showed up in San Francisco on Monday for the unveiling of updates to the company's flagship database programs and developer tools.
Although Office and Windows continue to produce vast revenue and profits for Microsoft, some of the company's other well-known consumer titles are generating only a trickle of business.
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