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 | | With MSFT generating over $1 billion every month in free cash flow, it had $37.8 million in cash at June 30, 2005, despite having spent a total of $43.4 million on dividends and share buybacks in FY 04 and FY 05. |
 | | IDC expects the System Infrastructure market, which comprises 47% of MSFT's software revenues, to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.2% from 2005 through 2009, while the Applications market, 39% of revenues, is expected to grow 5.6%, and the Application Development and Deployment market, 14% of revenues, is expected to 6.7%. |
 | | We expect MSFT to grow at slightly faster rates, however, as the Windows platform continues to gain market share. |
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