Microsoft's chief executive, Steven A. Ballmer, made a concerted effort today to persuade Wall Street analysts that the world's largest software publisher will again become a growth stock.
At Microsoft's daylong annual briefing for analysts at its headquarters here, Mr. Ballmer sketched a portrait of the company's endeavors centered on "anchor businesses"- like its Windows operating systems for PC's and servers and its Office productivity software - that will continue to grow "robustly" through the end of the decade. He also pointed to growth potential in newer areas like Microsoft's video game business and software for mobile phones, interactive television and Web searching.
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