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Title	Open APIs may help Microsoft repair reputation
Type	News
Source	IDG News Service 02/22/2008
Summary	If Microsoft executes effectively on its new interoperability promises, it could repair its tarnished reputation in the technology industry and help the company get out of its own way to compete more effectively with Google. continue

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