'Non-event' expected for Microsoft strategic update
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Microsoft will give analysts in New York a strategic update on the company's business Thursday, but they aren't expecting a repeat of the surprise dished up last April.
"We are expecting a non-event," wrote Citigroup analyst Brent Thill in a research note released Wednesday. Since analysts' briefing with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and CFO Chris Liddell is only scheduled for an hour, "we expect it to be nothing more than a cheerleading session around Vista/Office 2007, and an update on the online and entertainment initiatives," he wrote.