In addition to fallingPCsales, Microsoftblamedtheriseofnetbooks - increasingly popular cheap, compact laptops - for flagging Windows operatingsystemrevenue.
But it turns out that they perform a second role, which drug companies have paid scant attention to until recently: flagging the immune system to kill cancer.
According to the paper, one such example are cameras at an airport or bus stations with an autonomous systemflagging a bag abandoned for more than a few minutes.
Earnings per share have risen at an average 11% rate, excluding discontinued operations, since he took over, but slipped below 9% last year as Cooper struggled with flagging demand in Asia and the implementation of an SAP software system in its Power Systems division.