In this Jan. 7, 2009 file photo, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer delivers the keynote address at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Microsoft Corp. on Thursday Jan. 22 said it is cutting 5,000 jobs over the next 18 months, more than 5 percent of its work force, a sign of how badly even the biggest and richest companies are being stung by the recession. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file) (Paul Sakuma - AP)

In this Jan. 8, 2009 file photo, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer listens to a question during an interview at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Microsoft Corp. on Thursday, Jan. 22 said it is cutting 5,000 jobs over the next 18 months, more than 5 percent of its work force, a sign of how badly even the biggest and richest companies are being stung by the recession. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file) (Paul Sakuma - AP)

In this Jan. 8, 2009 file photo, showing Microsofts' Windows 7, on display in the Microsoft booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Microsoft Corp. said Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009, it is cutting 5,000 jobs over the next 18 months, a sign of how badly even the biggest and richest companies are being stung by the recession. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File) (Paul Sakuma - AP)