Microsoft has used regional sales units in Ireland, Singapore and Puerto Rico to build up a cash stash of US$108 billion outside the US, according to court papers that have emerged during a case between the software giant and the US Internal Revenue Service.
Microsoft's chief of strategy and research, Craig Mundie, made some bold predictions at yesterday's CEDA talk, bemoaning Microsoft's slow moves and questioning the 'persistence' of today's hottest phenomenon, the tablet PC!
Microsoft's Craig Mundie looks after the company's long-term strategy, overseeing one of the largest computer science research organisations in the world - and he sees a future of invisible technology using natural user interfaces delivering much more immersive interactive experiences.
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