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It is being touted as a radical overhaul from previous versions but can it save the pc from apples growing market share? robert gray is with the fox business network. so can it? >> reporter:. >> well, jon, that is the big billion dollar question, multibillion-dollar question. after all the pc industry expected to show its first decline in sales in 11 years this year. so everyone in the pc business, and perhaps a few passers by as well anxious to see what will happen with windows 8. it is a radic...

3,000. so they got some work to do if they are going to fall -- if they are going to help out, again, the president. shepard? >> shepard: steve brown live tonight at ohio state. microsoft today unveiled its biggest change to its popular windows operating system in nearly two decades. according to microsoftdesigned k with both tablet and desktop computers. the revamped software ditched the familiar start button at the lower left hand corner of the scene. microsoft ceo steve balmer put it the whol...

Now this is a rumor next week google will launch a $99 version. this is something that become as lot more affordable to mainstream americans. >>neil: we will see, thank you. now the guy behind this microsoft bombshell, he says he has been playing with windows 8 for a while and loves it. signing off on a statement along with scores other industry types urging congress to get its act together and avoid the fiscal cliff. quoted a bipartisan bash as the titans of big business demand republicans and ...

Mortgages to fannie mae and freddie mac, which are now owned by the government. former goldman sachs director gupta was sentenced to two years. american airlines will hire 200 pilots. americans between the ages of 25 and 29 showed the most mobility in 13 years as they strike out on their own to test the job market in big cities. all eyes are going to be on microsoft for its big windows 8 launch in new york this afternoon. and its a hackers dream come true. last years top three most com...

People, activity, my friends, my applications my web sites, things are changing in e-mail, in news. in sports. it is alive with activity. >> reporter: well he mentioned apps as in applications. a lot of critics noticed the dearth of apps available. i talked with app developers. theyre taking a wait-and-see whether people will adopt windows 8 for tablets before they spend money to develop them. here is what ballmer had to say about that. >> well sell far more device, far more tablet devices that ...

Updated and some experts say the housing industry could push growth up 2% which could have an impact on the elections. wheeling and dealing, bp is going to buy most of its business in russia for cash and stock. good news for drivers at home. the price of regular gas has dropped 8.5 cents over the past two weeks to an average of $3.75. after sending this cryptic invitation teasing weve got a little more to show you, apple is expected to unveil a mini ipad tomorrow. not to be outdone, micr...

Up 3. in brussels, europes leader agreed to install a new supervisor over the eurozone next year. meanwhile, smoke-filled street in athens as riot police clash with protesters. back here at home, a weak earnings report from google came out midday instead of after the bell. google plunged, trades were halted for hours and markets never recovered. later microsoft said dwindling pc demand hurt its profit. bad news before its big windows 8 launch. more pc fallout from chipmaker amd now plannin...

Ground up. they did not try to copy apple on the left, they built a new tiled software. >>neil: you do not have to have windows 8, it enables such screen technology so they may leapfrog over apple but they like the rodney dangerfield, apple is cool and they are not. i dont think that is fair but how do they overcome that? >>clayton: if you talk about it among the nerds in the tech press and i will speak for you, too, i know you are a prime nerd and we are excited, it is an exciting time because ...

And extras like vision and hearing, with premiums as low as zero dollars a month. but dont wait. the last day to enroll is december seventh. call now. >>neil: microsoft did want us the earnings would not be great. they were not great. coming less than the dismal forecast the company reported first quarter profit of $4.47 billion, at 53 cents a share and they had $16 billion if sales. but this could be robbed from the future sales, people holding off on operating systems ahead of the microsoft de...

Inflation higher gas prices. similar tunes at other companies including aic software solutions, lax enterprises and everybody heard from the owner of west gate last week warning of possible job cuts if president obama is elected. microsoft is unveiling an i tune competition. explain. >> xbox music essentially is a streaming music service in time for the holidays. the caveat is it will work on xbox and windows 8 phones and tablets not windows 7. this is a slap in the face for pandora as they ar...