Regulators distracting Microsoft

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Microsoft Corp is facing a world of troubles.

The EU is on the verge of imposing burdensome sanctions against the company, as antitrust challenges nag the software titan at home and in Asia. Plus, stiffer competition looms from open-source products led by the Linux operating system.

Amid all that, analysts wonder what the next big revenue stream will be for a company whose next major software launch may be two years away — and which has turned considerable attention to shoring up the security of its existing products.

Link: Taipei Times