Goldman Conference: Microsoft's New COO Has High Hopes for Windows Consumer Upgrade

LA QUINTA, Calif. -- For all the talk about the enterprise segment, Microsoft (MSFT Quote) isn't taking its eye off the consumer.

That was the message attendees of the Goldman Sachs Technology Investment Symposium here were getting from the Wednesday keynote by Microsoft's newly minted president and chief operating officer, Rick Belluzzo. Belluzzo ascended the dais shortly after Microsoft announced his promotion from his former post as head of the company's consumer business, where he presided over the development of MSN and the Xbox video gaming console. And it was clear where he was coming from.

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