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<title>Dell executive warned Ballmer to avoid Windows RT branding</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/12/12/17/windows.seen.as.too.important.not.to.use.in.rt.name/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ballmer: Surface RT off to modest initial sales</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/12/11/11/ballmer.gives.no.specifics.says.wp.will.ramp.up.quickly/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1210/surface-wrt-lg.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has described sales of the software giant's new keyboard-enabled tablet as "modest" in an interview with a French publication. It is the first time since the device's release late last month that Microsoft has given any indication of the popularity of the Surface RT tablet, though it was previously believed to be &lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/272706...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 23:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ballmer:  4 million Windows 8 Upgrades sold, new apps</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/12/10/30/demonstrates.82.inch.slate.paypal.in.app.purchasing/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1351617969_microsoftwindows8keynote1.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft has sold over four million upgrades for &lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/271790==http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/25/microsoft.says.platform.is.biggest.for.app.developers/" rel='nofollow'&gt;Windows 8&lt;/a&gt; in the first few days after its launch. Speaking at the &lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/271791==http://www.buildwindows.com/" rel=...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft hints at lower fourth quarter earnings</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/12/01/11/blames.drive.shortages.from.thailand.floods/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Andy Lees moved to 'time-critical' Windows 8, Phone project</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/11/12/12/microsoft.moves.windows.phone.lead.to.special.work/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Steve Ballmer: 'we always will be' in a Windows era</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/11/11/15/microsoft.ceo.shrugs.off.threat.to.windows/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft Courier axed over Bill Gates' 'allergic reaction'</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/11/11/01/leak.shows.courier.killed.for.lack.of.office.tech/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft reportedly blocked datacenter head from Apple work</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/11/10/28/microsoft.may.have.forced.staffer.out.of.apple/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft considering making own phones?</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/11/10/18/ballmer.doesnt.rule.out.in.house.hardware/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft gives Ballmer full pay bonus despite iPad's damage</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/11/10/03/microsoft.sec.filing.claims.ballmer.underpaid/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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