Microsoft has already lined up Nokia to use its software, and HTC continues to sell Microsoft-based phones.
In the past 18 months, Microsoft has quietly conceded most of Mr Ellison's points, with one glaring exception.
Microsoft has raised its dividend by 25% in a bid to lift its stock price.
Even mighty Microsoft has managed only a 3% market share with its Windows Mobile.
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But at this point, Microsoft has not only caught Sony but left it far behind.
So far Microsoft has displayed just one game, a kind of virtual dodgeball called Ricochet.
On an operating basis, Microsoft has been very successful in moving that business forward.
How much more resource and time Microsoft has had than smaller companies like Box and Dropbox?
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She said Microsoft has been having discussions with PC makers such as Dell Inc.
Windows 8 Logo Microsoft has sold a staggering 700 million licenses for Windows 7.
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Developers say Microsoft has "betrayed" them by changing strategy on the Silverlight web technology.
However, Microsoft has only really been comfortable with showing the finished product -- until today.
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Microsoft has taken repeated swings at this space, as have others, including Google and Apple.
Microsoft has said that its new principles are not meant to address the EU's antitrust concerns.
With so many other smart boxes appearing, Microsoft has lost the lead it had.
Microsoft has already struck similar deals with telecoms provider Qualcomm in the United States.
While Apple has developed new growth markets, Microsoft has invested in defending its historical revenue base.
Despite its inflexibility on certain issues, Microsoft has relented on some WP7 design decisions.
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For years, Microsoft has been successfully positioning the system as more than just a games console.
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Microsoft has also demonstrated that it can manage the channel-conflict that results from selling these devices.
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Microsoft has Ray Ozzie, though, and he seems to be coming into his own.
All the code that Microsoft has developed for connecting Windows to Hadoop will be Open Source.
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Microsoft has also picked its ground well for the second prong of its attack.
The bottom line here: Microsoft has put out half a product for the full price.
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Again, more of the same: nice stuff, but chiefly stuff Microsoft has shown us before.
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First, Microsoft has become a brutal monopolist in the key software categories, squeezing out competitors.
But over the last 10 years, Microsoft has done nothing for its shareholders or customers.
If Nintendo has Mario and Facebook has FarmVille, then Microsoft has the Halo series.
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Microsoft has certainly contributed to its own public relations woes, sometimes haplessly, sometimes senselessly.
If Microsoft has made one excellent hire in recent years, it is Mr Ozzie.
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