Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at a Microsoft event in San Francisco, Monday, July 16, 2012. Microsoft unveiled a new version of its widely used, lucrative suite of word processing, spreadsheet and email programs Monday, one designed specifically with tablet computers and Internet-based storage in mind. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at a Microsoft event in San Francisco, Monday, July 16, 2012. Microsoft unveiled a new version of its widely used, lucrative suite of word processing, spreadsheet and email programs Monday, one designed specifically with tablet computers and Internet-based storage in mind. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
**FILE** Robert Wright, president and chief executive officer of NBC, speaks in New York with Microsoft chairman Bill Gates (seen on screen) in Hong Kong during a Dec. 14, 1995, news conference announcing that NBC and Microsoft would form a joint venture to start a cable news channel and related online service called MSNBC. (Associated Press)
**FILE** Robert Wright, president and chief executive officer of NBC, speaks in New York with Microsoft chairman Bill Gates (seen on screen) in Hong Kong during a Dec. 14, 1995, news conference announcing that NBC and Microsoft would form a joint venture to start a cable news channel and related online service called MSNBC. (Associated Press)
U.S. Senate candidates from Virginia George Allen and Tim Kaine shake hands while on stage for a photo op at the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) Tech Town Hall on Thursday, June 28, 2012 at the Microsoft offices in Reston, Va. Each candidate was allowed opening remarks followed by a 30-minute Q&A session with a Microsoft panel. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
U.S. Senate candidates from Virginia George Allen and Tim Kaine shake hands while on stage for a photo op at the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) Tech Town Hall on Thursday, June 28, 2012 at the Microsoft offices in Reston, Va. Each candidate was allowed opening remarks followed by a 30-minute Q&A session with a Microsoft panel. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
U.S. Senate candidates from Virginia George Allen and Tim Kaine shake hands while on stage for a photo op at the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) Tech Town Hall on Thursday, June 28, 2012 at the Microsoft offices in Reston, Va. Each candidate was allowed opening remarks followed by a 30-minute Q&A session with a Microsoft panel. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer unveils "Surface", a new tablet computer to compete with Apple's iPad, at Hollywood's Milk Studios in Los Angeles Monday, June 18, 2012. The 9.3 millimeter thick tablet comes with a kickstand to hold it upright and keyboard that is part of the device's cover. It weighs under 1.5 pounds. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer unveils "Surface", a new tablet computer to compete with Apple's iPad, at Hollywood's Milk Studios in Los Angeles Monday, June 18, 2012. The 9.3 millimeter thick tablet comes with a kickstand to hold it upright and keyboard that is part of the device's cover. It weighs under 1.5 pounds. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
