<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060506/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_ballmer"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20060505/capt.4d17ff6327cb41e7889fc0ac7ac025f3.earnings_upd ate_nybz104.jpg?x=130&amp;y=89&amp;sig=C_MSluU1.mU ZCQ8j9_UJEA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Steve Ballmer, CEO Microsoft, speaks about connectivity during the Strategic Account Summit at the Microsoft Corp. headquarters May 4, 2006 in a Redmond, Wash. file photo. First-quarter earnings have been surprisingly strong, and corporate America is on pace for its 16th straight quarter of double-digit profit growth. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Two years after conceding his company erred in failing to develop its own search engine, Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer boasted Thursday of progress in fighting industry leaders Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc.</p><br clear=all>

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