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WPC Day 1 Twitter Highlights: Ballmer on Partner Dilemma, Clock Ticking on XP, More

Scott it reporting live from this week's Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angeles -- follow him at @scottbekker. Here are some of his highlights from Monday's opening keynote.

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Posted by Scott Bekker on July 11, 2011


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