For the past few Februaries, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer makes the trek to Wall Street to provide analysts with an annual "Strategic Update" overview, in which he covers the areas where Microsoft plans to invest and why.
This year, during his February 24 update, Ballmer was more about circling the wagons than staking out new, far-flung territories Microsoft planned to conquer in the next 10 years.
Ballmer emphasized that he believed "the economy will be relatively weak for a relatively long period of time" and was adjusting his investment priorities to reflect this fact.
Ballmer's list of seven investment areas for the coming year:
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Microsoft,
Please invest in 1st-party development.
Thanks.
Sincerely,
Gamers.