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Vista doesnt get done by three people in a garage in three days, said Steve Ballmer."
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A great misconception in the tech industry is that most successes happen overnight, he said.
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Those hires continue to work in offices around the world and they come from many different countries. As an example of the type of people working at just the Redmond, Wash., headquarters, 1,000 employees there speak Russian, he said.
Those workers will help bring about new innovations during the next ten years, a period that Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said he expects will be more exciting than that past 30 years of the companys history.
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He demonstrated Microsofts Surface computer offering. Of all the demonstrations that he has done over the decades, this is one that hes been most surprised about how people respond, he said. People very quickly envision complex things that could very easily be done with the technology, he said.
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Those workers will help bring about new innovations during the next ten years, a period that Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said he expects will be more exciting than that past 30 years of the companys history.
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Translation of Ballmer's words, if nobody's posted yet, is "we're waiting for Apple to innovate another incredible product that we can blatantly try to rip off and pass off as our idea."
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In its fiscal year 2007, Microsoft hired almost 13,000 people, including 4,000 in product development areas, he said. Those hires continue to work in offices around the world and they come from many different countries. As an example of the type of people working at just the Redmond, Wash., headquarters, 1,000 employees there speak Russian, he said.
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urged shareholders to be patient
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