Despite concerns about rampant piracy, Microsoft sees a rosy future in Russia and will continue to invest here, Microsoft president Steve Ballmer said Friday. While in Moscow on a one-day visit as part of a whirlwind tour of Europe, Ballmer met with major Microsoft clients, including Sberbank, and took part in a forum that brought together several hundred Microsoft partners from Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Ballmer also met with metals magnate Oleg Deripaska to discuss cooperation and possible opportunities between Base Element, Russian Aluminum and the software giant, but declined to give any details at a news conference late Friday.
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