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Microsoft looks beyond Windows
Microsoft is looking beyond Windows for technologies to fuel the future growth.
During his speech Mr Gates showed off early versions of programs designed to compete with arch-rival Google. He said novel technologies had to fuel expansion because markets for other Microsoft products were saturated.
At its annual analyst meeting Microsoft unveiled a prototype of an MSN toolbar that works with the Internet Explorer browser. As well as letting people search the net, it also lets them query the documents, images, e-mails or spreadsheets stored on their PC. The add-on is squarely pitched at the efforts of Google and Lycos, standalone search software from firms such as Enfish and newcomers such as Blinkx. The toolbar is due to be released within 12 months.
Microsoft has also unveiled a new version of its MSN search engine that it hopes will start to wean people off their reliance on Google.
Microsoft is also expected to unveil its own anti-virus software following its acquisition of a security firm last year.
As evidence that Microsoft was looking for novel technologies to profit from, Mr Gates said that the company was expecting to apply for about 3,000 patents this year.
During his speech Mr Gates showed off early versions of programs designed to compete with arch-rival Google. He said novel technologies had to fuel expansion because markets for other Microsoft products were saturated.
At its annual analyst meeting Microsoft unveiled a prototype of an MSN toolbar that works with the Internet Explorer browser. As well as letting people search the net, it also lets them query the documents, images, e-mails or spreadsheets stored on their PC. The add-on is squarely pitched at the efforts of Google and Lycos, standalone search software from firms such as Enfish and newcomers such as Blinkx. The toolbar is due to be released within 12 months.
Microsoft has also unveiled a new version of its MSN search engine that it hopes will start to wean people off their reliance on Google.
Microsoft is also expected to unveil its own anti-virus software following its acquisition of a security firm last year.
As evidence that Microsoft was looking for novel technologies to profit from, Mr Gates said that the company was expecting to apply for about 3,000 patents this year.
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