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We’re also investing in natural ways for people to interact with technology. For example, we’ll bring the advances
of Kinect beyond entertainment to business, science, education and medicine by connecting it to the Windows PC
and the Windows Phone. Bing will have a broad impact beyond search as we apply its understanding of the
world’s people and knowledge to scenarios that help individuals accomplish a task. Imagine that instead of trying
to print a boarding pass by finding a website and typing in a confirmation code you could simply say “print my
boarding pass.” There are so many opportunities to fundamentally improve how we interact with the range of
devices and services by pushing the capabilities of natural user interfaces.
We’ll continue to inspire and be inspired by the imaginations of more than 7 million Microsoft developers, our
600,000 and growing partner community and billions of customers who all think about how to personalize, extend
and leverage Microsoft technology to achieve their dreams.
As I said at the beginning, we have always believed that technology creates opportunities for people and
organizations to achieve their dreams. We’re excited about what we will be able to accomplish next year and
beyond.
Thank you for your continued support.
Steven A. Ballmer
Chief Executive Officer September 2, 2011