Microsoft unveiling big, risky opportunity

Olympia : WA : USA | Oct 25, 2012 at 2:58 AM PDT

Source: The Olympia

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On Thursday, Microsoft will unveil a dramatic overhaul of its ubiquitous Windows operating system. If it flops, the failure will reinforce perceptions that Microsoft is falling behind competitors such as Apple, Google and Amazon as its stranglehold on personal computers becomes less relevant... FULL ARTICLE AT The Olympia

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