Microsoft India to launch new products in 12 months

Mumbai
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Terming its competition with search giant Google as "healthy", Microsoft India on Tuesday said competition will help spur innovation and that it aims to introduce a range of new products in the next one year.

"There are many competitors in the software business and it is good for healthy competition. Competition brings innovation. We will compete with them (Google) in search and other things," Microsoft India's Managing Director Rajan Anandan said.

"We are coming up with a range of new products in the next 12-months. We have Microsoft Office 2010 coming up in the middle of next year," he added.

"Windows 7 is a huge launch. We are betting big on it," Anandan said.

Microsoft last week joined hands with Finnish handset maker Nokia, which will make available MS Office applications like Word, Excel and PowerPoint to Nokia users.

The deal may help Microsoft counter moves by phone makers to use Google Inc's free Android operating system.

"The deal with Nokia is exciting. It will take Nokia to the next level and help accelerate (sales) numbers," Anandan said.