South Africa: Microsoft Promises Savings in Hard Times

Johannesburg — LAST year, Microsoft invested more than $7bn in research and development across the company, which had resulted in the development of new technologies that would enable information technology (IT) professionals to help organisations save money and improve efficiency during difficult economic times, Microsoft SA MD Mteto Nyati said yesterday.

"We spent more than Apple, more than IBM and way more than Google. In fact, we outspent our competitors by an incredible amount last year," Nyati said at the launch of the company's Tech-Ed Africa 2009 in Durban.

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