Microsoft blames open source for revenue fall
Aug 06, 2009, 13:34 (14 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Sam Varghese)
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"Microsoft saw revenue fall to $US13.10 billion. This
is the second straight quarter for which sales graphs have showed a
downward trend.
"While profits fell across its business, the biggest drop was in
its client division - 33 percent.
"The software giant made mention of GNU/Linux - what CEO Steve
Ballmer once referred to as a cancer - as one of the factors in its
10-K filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission."
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