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• Ballmer: Microsoft can never be a one-trick pony

  While some critics may chide Microsoft for losing focus over its desire to play in many markets, from desktop software to game consoles to mobile devices, the company's top guy says it's a necessary move to stay relevant in the market.

• Ballmer: From the frying pan to the firing line

  In these eBay days, buyer's remorse is increasingly common. Less common is the remorse of the unbought a sensation now widely reported among major Yahoo shareholders in the wake of Ballmer's retreat.

• Will NineMSN or Yahoo7 be Australia's biggest loser?

  If Microsoft acquires Yahoo, the deal may leave the pair's joint venture partnerships with PBL Network and the Seven Network on shaky ground.

• Yahoo fixes Web mail security flaw

  Yahoo has fixed a security flaw in its free Web-based e-mail service that opened the door to phishing scams, account hijacks and other attacks.

• Microsoft to buy Aquantive for US$6 billion

  In a bid to boost its presence in advertising, Microsoft said Friday that it will pay US$6 billion to acquire Aquantive, a digital marketing and services company.

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• Gates still has unfinished business

  Boosting adoption of voice-control and multitouch tech are among the items on the agenda of Microsoft's chairman, even as he moves closer to a part-time role.

• Gates: Longhorn changed to make deadlines

  In an exclusive interview, Microsoft's chairman says the decision to remove WinFS means "the glass is three-quarters full."

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