Software Notebook: Microsoft cashes in on Mac
Believe it or not, a portion of Microsoft’s business is benefiting from the success of Apple Computer’s rival iPod, albeit in a roundabout way.
At the Macworld Expo in San Francisco last week, Roz Ho, the general manager of Microsoft’s Mac Business Unit, told the audience that 2005 was the best year on record for its business. The unit makes Word, Excel and other Office programs for the Mac.
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