You'd expect Microsoft to keep a spotlight on its big moneymakers Windows, Office and Servers -- after all, they do generate more than 80% of the company's sales. But the software giant also is busy readying its so-called emerging-business units for their close-up. For two of the four, MSN and Home and Entertainment, which represent 15% of the company's trailing 12-month sales, the future is nigh, say analysts. Microsoft is pumping substantial sums and energy into those often-neglected units, hoping the investment will drive future growth.
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