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BYD car battery tycoon Wang Chuanfu came out on top of China's ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:10:16 GMT

(AFP/File) - BYD car battery tycoon Wang Chuanfu came out on top of China's billionairs with a fortune of 5.8 billion dollars -- far below the 50 billion dollars Forbes said was amassed by the richest man in the United States, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, seen here in July.(AFP/File/Raveendran)

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a news conference ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:26:05 GMT

(AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Ballmer said sales of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 7 operating system have been 'fantastic' in Japan since its launch last month. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a news conference ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:17:26 GMT

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a news conference ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:17:16 GMT

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2009 file photo, a man walks on the ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:46:09 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2009 file photo, a man walks on the Microsoft headquarters campus in Redmond, Wash. Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 said it is cutting 800 more jobs in addition to the 5,000 layoffs it announced in January. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)

Windows 7 is for sale at an electronics store in Los Angeles, ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:10:04 GMT

(AFP/File) - Windows 7 is for sale at an electronics store in Los Angeles, California. US computer software giant Microsoft said Wednesday that it is cutting 800 more jobs in addition to the 5,000 layoffs announced previously.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)

Steve Ballmer, CEO of the US Microsoft Corporation, speaks during ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:48:27 GMT

(AFP) - Steve Ballmer, CEO of the US Microsoft Corporation, speaks during a press conference in Taipei on November 4. US software giant Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday signed an agreement with Taiwan to jointly establish a research centre here for the development of Internet computing technology.(AFP/Sam Yeh)

Microsoft Corporation's chief operating officer Kevin Turner ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:23:43 GMT

(AP) - Microsoft Corporation's chief operating officer Kevin Turner is seen during the official launch for Windows' 7, Exchange Server 2010 and Windows Server 2008 R2, in the Grand Hyatt Amman hotel, Amman, Jordan, Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Mohammad abu Ghosh)

Microsoft Corporation's chief operating officer Kevin Turner ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:23:27 GMT

Microsoft Corporation's chief operating officer Kevin Turner ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:23:18 GMT

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a forum on future ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:52:31 GMT

(AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a forum on future technology in the IT industry in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Ballmer discussed Microsoft's new 'three screens and a cloud' strategy, which portrays a fundamental shift in the computing and information devices of today. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a forum on future ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:33:03 GMT

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a forum on future ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:10:25 GMT

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a forum on future ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:09:34 GMT

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivers a speech during a meeting ...

(AP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:48:41 GMT

(AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivers a speech during a meeting with the media in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday corporate spending on information technology will not recover to levels seen in recent years before the global economic slowdown. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivers a speech during a meeting ...

(AP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:48:36 GMT

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2009 file photo, Bill Gates, accompanied ...

(AP) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:29:30 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2009 file photo, Bill Gates, accompanied by his wife Melinda speak to students at an appearance at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, N.C. The billionaire co-founder of Microsoft is touting what he sees as an investment with enormous returns — the money spent to improve health care in poor countries and the millions of lives saved because of it. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, FILE)

The Vocera smartphone, which ships today, is the newest solution ...

(AP) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:08:09 GMT

(AP) - The Vocera smartphone, which ships today, is the newest solution from Vocera to help healthcare professionals communicate quickly and efficiently. The smartphone supports traditional phone dialing, as well as the Vocera badge capabilities and voice user interface. It leverages the Microsoft(R) Windows Mobile(R) 6.1 operating system for access to a wide range of third-party business applications. With advanced features, the Vocera smartphone streamlines communication and provides healthcare professionals with instant access to staff members and a wide variety of applications to help improve patient response times and satisfaction. (Photo: Business Wire)

A pirated copy of Microsoft Windows Vista in Hong Kong, 2007. ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:50:57 GMT

(AFP/File) - A pirated copy of Microsoft Windows Vista in Hong Kong, 2007. US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said that China must adopt stricter copyright and trademark rules, while boosting penalties for intellectual property theft.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)

In this Sept. 8, 2009, file photo Microsoft co-founder Bill ...

(AP) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:15:24 GMT

(AP) - In this Sept. 8, 2009, file photo Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates speaks at the 'Get Schooled' conference and premiere hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom in Los Angeles. The foundation is taking steps to influence education policy, spending millions of dollars to sway how the federal government distributes $5 billion in grants to overhaul public schools. The image at left illustrates average wages according to education levels in America. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, FILE)

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2009, file photo Microsoft co-founder ...

(AP) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:13:46 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2009, file photo Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates speaks at the 'Get Schooled' conference hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom in Los Angeles. The Gates Foundation has been by far the biggest player in the school reform movement, spending around $200 million a year on grants to elementary and secondary education. Now the foundation is taking unprecedented steps to influence education policy, spending millions of dollars to sway how the federal government distributes $5 billion in grants to overhaul public schools. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, FILE)

A man looks at laptops featuring the Windows 7 operation system ...

(AFP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:53:00 GMT

(AFP) - A man looks at laptops featuring the Windows 7 operation system during a launch party in Taipei. Microsoft has reported that net profit fell 18% in the first quarter of its fiscal year but the US software giant easily has easily beaten the expectations of Wall Street analysts.(AFP/Sam Yeh)

Packages of Microsoft's newly-released operating system, Windows ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:21:59 GMT

(AP) - Packages of Microsoft's newly-released operating system, Windows 7, are lined up for purchase inside the company's first retail store grand opening Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Microsoft's profit fell 18 percent in the last quarter, partly because it deferred revenue to let summertime PC buyers get free upgrades to Windows 7, which launched Thursday.(AP Photo/Paul Connors)

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (R) looks over the shoulder of a ...

(AFP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:50:49 GMT

(AFP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (R) looks over the shoulder of a journalist trying out Windows 7 at its launch in New York. Microsoft's much-heralded Windows 7 went on sale around the world as the US software giant seeks to reboot after the disappointment of its previous generation operating system Vista.(AFP/Timothy A. Clary)

Customers shop for the new Microsoft Windows 7 in Altamonte ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:50:49 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Customers shop for the new Microsoft Windows 7 in Altamonte Springs, Florida. Microsoft's much-heralded Windows 7 went on sale around the world as the US software giant seeks to reboot after the disappointment of its previous generation operating system Vista.(AFP/Getty Images/Matt Stroshane)

A Windows 7 logo appears on a computer on display at an electronics ...

(AFP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:50:49 GMT

(AFP) - A Windows 7 logo appears on a computer on display at an electronics store in Los Angeles, California. Microsoft's much-heralded Windows 7 went on sale around the world as the US software giant seeks to reboot after the disappointment of its previous generation operating system Vista.(AFP/Robyn Beck)

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer officially kicks off the worldwide ...

(AFP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:50:49 GMT

(AFP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer officially kicks off the worldwide availability of Windows 7 in New York. Microsoft's much-heralded Windows 7 went on sale around the world as the US software giant seeks to reboot after the disappointment of its previous generation operating system Vista.(AFP/Timothy A. Clary)

A man tries out a computer that has Microsoft's Windows ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:00:05 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A man tries out a computer that has Microsoft's Windows 7 loaded onto it at an electronics store in Miami, as Microsoft's much-heralded new operating system makes its global debut.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)

Microsoft's Windows 7 software is seen on a shelf before ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:00:05 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Microsoft's Windows 7 software is seen on a shelf before it is placed on the sales floor at an electronics store in Miami, as Microsoft's much-heralded new operating system, Windows 7, makes its global debut.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)

Steven Sinofsky -- Microsoft's Windows and Windows Live ...

(AFP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:00:05 GMT

(AFP) - Steven Sinofsky -- Microsoft's Windows and Windows Live Division President -- explains the new software as Microsoft's much-heralded Windows 7 operating system makes its global debut.(AFP/Toshifumi Kitamura)

Customers Tyler Rockwood, left, and Chandler Faas, right, try ...

(AP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:51:07 GMT

(AP) - Customers Tyler Rockwood, left, and Chandler Faas, right, try out Microsoft's 'Surface' coffee table computer during the grand opening of the company's first retail store Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, in Scottsdale, Ariz. The opening coincides with the release of the company's Windows 7 operating system. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)

Customers are greeted by cheering employees as the doors to ...

(AP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:42:39 GMT

(AP) - Customers are greeted by cheering employees as the doors to the first Microsoft retail store open Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, in Scottsdale, Ariz. The opening coincides with the release of the company's Windows 7 operating system. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)

Computer shoppers read through all the options and compare prices ...

(AP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:36:52 GMT

(AP) - Computer shoppers read through all the options and compare prices at Best Buy in Springfield, Ill., Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, after Microsoft launched it's new operating system, Windows 7. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

With his daughter Aimee in his arms and his wife on the other ...

(AP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:36:19 GMT

(AP) - With his daughter Aimee in his arms and his wife on the other end of the phone, Prentice Southwell reads the hardware requirements to run Microsoft's newly released operating system, Windows 7, at Best Buy in Springfield, Ill., Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Customers Donna Witulski, left, and Vickie Youseff, center, ...

(AP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:34:10 GMT

(AP) - Customers Donna Witulski, left, and Vickie Youseff, center, ask questions of Microsoft's newly-released operating system, Windows 7, to store employee James Vallejo, right, during the grand opening of Microsoft Corp.'s first-ever retail store Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)

Staples, a destination for technology products and services, ...

(AP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:31:27 GMT

(AP) - Staples, a destination for technology products and services, makes it easy to get Microsoft Windows 7 at Staples and Staples.com. (Photo: Business Wire)

Computer shoppers read through all the options and compare prices ...

(AP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:19:28 GMT

(AP) - Computer shoppers read through all the options and compare prices at the Best Buy computer center in Springfield, Ill., Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, after Microsoft launched it's new operating system, Windows 7. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer presents Kylie, Microsoft's 5 1/2 ...

(AP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:42:49 GMT

(AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer presents Kylie, Microsoft's 5 1/2 year old spokesperson, with a pink PC computer at the Windows 7 launch event in New York, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Microsoft Corp. employees, including Andrew Lader, left, Rajeev ...

(AP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:14:24 GMT

(AP) - Microsoft Corp. employees, including Andrew Lader, left, Rajeev Acharya, center, and Peter Verschoor, right, cheer during a gathering to celebrate the release of Windows 7 at the Microsoft Corp. Campus Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009 in Redmond, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Microsoft Corp. employees are reflected in the mirrored panels ...

(AP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:13:28 GMT

(AP) - Microsoft Corp. employees are reflected in the mirrored panels of the ceiling of a building on the Microsoft campus during an event to celebrate the release of Windows 7, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009 in Redmond, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivers his remarks at the Windows ...

(AP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:11:22 GMT

(AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivers his remarks at the Windows 7 launch event in New York, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer interacts with Kylie, Microsoft's ...

(AP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:05:22 GMT

(AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer interacts with Kylie, Microsoft's 5 1/2 year old spokesperson, at the Windows 7 launch event in New York, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer looks over new computers at the ...

(AP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:03:41 GMT

(AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer looks over new computers at the Windows 7 launch event in New York, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer presents Kylie, Microsoft's 5 1/2 ...

(AP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:02:47 GMT

(AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer presents Kylie, Microsoft's 5 1/2 year old spokesperson , with a pink PC at the Windows 7 launch event in New York, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at the Windows 7 launch event ...

(AP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:58:23 GMT

(AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at the Windows 7 launch event in New York, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer looks around the room at the Windows ...

(AP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:57:29 GMT

(AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer looks around the room at the Windows 7 launch event in New York, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivers his remarks at the Windows ...

(AP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:49:07 GMT

(AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivers his remarks at the Windows 7 launch event in New York Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivers his remarks at the Windows ...

(AP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:43:34 GMT

(AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivers his remarks at the Windows 7 launch event in New York Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

A Microsoft Corp. employee looks toward a monitor with an image ...

(AP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:32:11 GMT

(AP) - A Microsoft Corp. employee looks toward a monitor with an image of a laptop running the Windows 7 computer operating system prior to the start of a gathering to celebrate the release of Windows 7 at the Microsoft Campus Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009 in Redmond, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at the Windows 7 launch event ...

(AP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:30:08 GMT

(AP) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at the Windows 7 launch event in New York, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)