Steve Ballmer touts Microsoft's 'two trick' success

Dan Worth
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Former CEO touts firm's innovation success over Apple, Google and Oracle

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has argued that the firm is still the leading tech company when it comes to innovation and development of new ideas, ahead of rivals Apple, Google and Oracle. ...

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