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All rights reserved. tvinas@industryweek.com www@industryweek.com Steve Ballmer addresses discusses Microsoft’s collaboration with Ford and the future of manufacturing during the National Summit<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=4f91a38be4753a523660900b8692cb10&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=4f91a38be4753a523660900b8692cb10&p=1"/></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IWRankings/~4/CDIQuexJJmM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.penton.com/~r/IWRankings/~3/CDIQuexJJmM/ReadArticle.aspx http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=19460 Company looks to take advantage of recession that contributed to profit drop first quarter by snapping up tech companies<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=37d279e5af2d3d6708ca5ffc14a92f8d&p=1"><img alt="" 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