{"id":5541,"date":"2014-02-23T06:40:45","date_gmt":"2014-02-23T14:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=5541"},"modified":"2023-01-08T22:45:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T06:45:28","slug":"business-english-news-27-microsoft-reboot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2014\/02\/23\/business-english-news-27-microsoft-reboot\/","title":{"rendered":"Business English News 27 &#8211; Microsoft Reboot"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5541-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN27-Microsoft.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN27-Microsoft.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN27-Microsoft.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5542\" alt=\"BEN 27 - Microsoft \" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Microsoft-1024x392.jpg\" width=\"590\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Microsoft-1024x392.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Microsoft-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Microsoft-900x345.jpg 900w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Microsoft.jpg 1460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft has been busy since CEO Steve Ballmer announced his retirement last summer. 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