Analysts and reporters are descending on Microsoft's campus for an all-day meeting to hear the world's largest software company talk about it plans for growth. The gathering follows two weeks of blockbuster financial news from Redmond, such as the record-setting one-time dividend payout of $32 billion. (In all, the dividend payout plan, and stock buy-back of $30 billion represents about $75 billion that Microsoft plans to share with stakeholders.)
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