One big announcement this year involved the British company ARM and the Microsoft Windows operating system.

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Next year, Microsoft plans a new version of Office that is both Web-based and free.

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And time has proven him correct. Bill Gates was Microsoft's largest shareholder.

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Google and Microsoft are also competing in business software.

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And now Microsoft has targeted Google's main business.

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And just last week, the foundation backed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife,Melinda, pledged another $13 million to upgrade technology at selected community schools.

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