It's tough to recall darker days at Microsoft Corp. than these. Warnings about slowing sales growth from the chief financial officer. Threats by the government to break up the company. And a dizzying 16% dive in Microsoft's market value after an unusual, lukewarn earnings report. Things seemed so bleak that on Apr. 25, CEO Steven A. Ballmer blasted an e-mail to Microsoft's 35,000 employees, dangling more stock options their way and promising, "This company, which has done so many great things for consumers and for the American economy over the last 25 years, will not be broken up."
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机译：很难回忆起微软公司比这更黑暗的日子。首席财务官警告销售增长放缓。政府威胁要分拆公司。在发布了一份异常冷淡的收益报告后，微软的市值暴跌了16％。事情似乎如此凄凉，以至于4月25日，首席执行官史蒂文·A·鲍尔默（Steven A. Ballmer）向微软的35,000名员工发了一封电子邮件，悬挂着更多的认股权，并承诺：“这家公司为消费者和消费者做出了许多伟大的贡献。在过去的25年中，美国经济不会分裂。”
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