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Ballmer provides grim outlook as economy 'resets'

By Elizabeth Montalbano
Speaking to financial analysts on the heels of Microsoft's announcement of layoffs and a disappointing second quarter, CEO Steve Ballmer referred to current economic conditions as an entire recalibration that means the economy likely won't return to its previous prosperity. Read full story

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This week's 25 most-read stories

1. How to move a boat without an engine, paddles or sails
2. Bull castration, snake eaters, opium and a whorehouse: the life of storage guru Dave Hitz
3. FAQ: How to protect your PC against the Downadup worm
4. Panda Security: Downadup worm now infects 1 in every 16 PCs
5. Blogger: Obama to get 'super-encrypted' BlackBerry
6. US-CERT: Microsoft's advice on Downadup is flawed
7. Top 10 YouTube hacking videos
8. Slideshow: Most notable IT layoffs of 2008
9. Slideshow: Ducks, dorks and deviants: Wackiest stories of 2008
10. Court rules Kentucky does not own the Internet

11. Apple puts iPhone Nano and Netbook rumors to rest
12. Cloud computing: Hot technology for 2009
13. Juniper expected to cut jobs amid weak demand
14. Nortel chief flying in corporate jet as company files for bankruptcy protection
15. Three reasons why Obama's BlackBerry is a national security THREAT
16. Intel to shut four plants, lay off 6,000
17. Windows 7: The untold story of how the enterprise gets snubbed
18. Slideshow: Smartphone showdown: iPhone vs. BlackBerry Storm
19 Slideshow: Beam up my shape shifting robot Scotty: Layer 8's Best of 2008
20. Slideshow: 2009's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries

21. Economic downturn not affecting 2009 telecom budgets
22. Cisco scammer gets 5 years in jail
23. Four Years Later: Unlearned Lessons of ChoicePoint
24. Microsoft to slash 5,000 jobs
25. Slideshow: Palm Pre vs. Apple iPhone: How they stack up

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01/22/09

Today's most-read stories:

  1. Bull castration and snake eaters: the life of Dave Hitz
  2. Apple puts iPhone Nano and Netbook rumors to rest
  3. Blogger: Obama to get 'super-encrypted' BlackBerry
  4. Court rules Kentucky does not own the Internet
  5. How to protect your PC against the Downadup worm
  6. Downadup worm now infects 1 in every 16 PCs
  7. Juniper expected to cut jobs amid weak demand
  8. US-CERT: Microsoft's advice on Downadup is flawed
  9. Nortel chief flying in corporate jet as company files for bankruptcy
  10. Windows 7: the untold story of how the enterprise gets snubbed


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