This week it confirmed that it will launch a digital music-player, called Zune, in response to Apple's successful march into non-PC markets with the iPod.

这周，Microsoft宣称他们将推出名为Zune的数字音乐播放器，以回应苹果公司通过iPod成功进军非pc市场造成的竞争。

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Global PC sales surged 22.4 percent last quarter, industry tracker IDC said this week, helped by strong demand from businesses, signaling a strong outlook for Microsoft.

上季度全球PC机销量上升22.4%，本周行业追踪互联网数据中心（IDC）公司表示，这主要得益于企业的强劲需求，预示微软前景良好。

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Even a patch for the PC version is in progress which is planned "within this week".

针对PC版本的补丁也在工作中，按计划本周会完成。

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Market researchers Gartner Inc. and IDC said last week that PC sales were worse than expected in the third quarter.

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This week, the PC community turned in its worst performance since IDC and Gartner started counting.

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Earlier this week, rival PC maker Dell reported an 11% drop in revenue and a 31% fall in quarterly profit.

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