Microsoft is hoping that its star player is still a box office favorite.
While Microsoft's upcoming Windows XP operating system and Xbox game console may grab the headlines, nothing beats the company's Office applications for sheer money-making power. That's why Office XP, set to debut Thursday, is financially the most important product Microsoft will ship this fiscal year, analysts say. Office and other desktop applications accounted for 37 percent of Microsoft's $6.46 billion in revenue in the most recent quarter. As the Redmond, Wash.-based company prepares for the Windows XP launch Oct. 25 and Xbox's debut Nov. 8, cash flow is important.
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