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06:32 MSFT Microsoft will unveil Internet push - WSJ

The WSJ reports that Bill Gates, Microsoft's chmn and chief software architect, this week will address a critical challenge facing the co: making software that better suits the Internet. Microsoft is holding a briefing in San Francisco Tue, at which Mr. Gates and Microsoft CTO Ray Ozzie will discuss the co's response to the trend. Though officials wouldn't comment in advance of the event, people familiar with the co's plans are expecting the men to disclose new plans for combining programs such as Windows and Office with additional features and services that can be accessed over the Internet or corporate networks. The strategy could speed Microsoft's delivery of technical improvements, a sore point for customers waiting for major upgrades of important programs. They also could affect how Microsoft makes money; the co could charge subscription fees for software services, couple them with advertisements, or even give them away. "It's a big change in the Microsoft business," said Rob Helm, director of research at Directions on Microsoft.


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