At Microsoft, sales of software for PCs are sharply declining as people spend money on phones and tablets instead.

微软的电脑软件销售量也出现了大幅度下滑，因为人们把钱花在了手机和平板电脑上。

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Research In Motion shipped just 200, 000 of the tablets in the August quarter, sharply below the Street consensus of around 554, 000, according to the investment news service StreetAccount.

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Figures for Nook sales show they dropped sharply, after it sold fewer of the digital readers and tablets and cut prices.

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