In shift, Microsoft sells software online

November 15, 2008 The logo of software company Microsoft

A man walks past the logo of software company Microsoft in March 2008 at the CeBIT trade fair in Hanover. Microsoft, which has made billions of dollars selling packaged software, has opened its first online store in the United States offering its ubiquitous programs for downloading.

Microsoft, which has made billions of dollars selling packaged software, has opened its first online store in the United States offering its ubiquitous programs for downloading.

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