Microsoft to pour $1 billion into China

Microsoft today committed to spending $1 billion in research and development in China over the

next three years and finaly named a replacement of its chief executive of greater China. Former Motorola executive Simon Leung has been hired to replace the top China slot, left vacant for over a year, reports the Wall Street Journal.

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