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   From: ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand   
      
   In message , Snit wrote:   
      
   > Lawrence D'Oliveiro stated in post ifm91g$ksd$3@lust.ihug.co.nz on   
   > 12/31/10 9:02 PM:   
   >   
   >> In message , Snit wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Sure, MS is struggling in the smart phone and pad markets.  They are   
   >>> making a decent showing in the game console market...   
   >>   
   >> Even there, I don¹t think they¹ve yet recovered the billions in   
   >> accumulated losses that the Xbox division has suffered.   
   >>   
   >>> and I expect Bing will do well over time - it is actually quite good.   
   >>   
   >> But will there be time? The market‹outside of Windows‹doesn¹t sit still.   
   >   
   > If nothing else it has pushed Google to get better.   
      
   Yeah—better than Microsoft.   
      
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