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it's Tuesday October thirtieth 2012 I'm Billy Disney and this is 90 seconds on the verge brought to you by virgin mobile Microsoft has sold four million windows 8 upgrades since it went on sale dispatch friday that's according to CEO Steve Ballmer at a keynote address today in Seattle those numbers are only for upgrades not new hardware Ballmer also mentioned the launch of surface but did not release any sales figures for that particular device new details have emerged about Scott Forstall exit from Apple sources tell us that the ambitious and abrasive head of iOS had enemies inside the executive ranks legendary Apple designer Jony ive and forestall reportedly clashed over the use of ski morphix design it'll be interesting to see how much of that remains from the next version of iOS reportedly the last straw was the new maps course all believe that complaints were overblown and refused to sign an apology letter that duty ultimately went to CEO Tim Cook force all cashed out 38 million in Apple stock earlier this year so his landing is expected to be a thoughtful finally Disney has purchased Lucasfilm limited from George Lucas the deal is reportedly worth four point oh five billion dollars and will include all of Lucas Films assets including the Star Wars franchise and businesses in quote live-action film production consumer products animation visual effects and audio post-production Disney also announced plans to release Star Wars Episode seven in 2015 George Lucas himself will serve as creative consultant for the new film no word yet if you'll be able to go to Disney World and get your picture sitting on the lap of slave leia but i'm gonna try that's it for today's top stories tune in tomorrow and for all those affected by Hurricane sandy please stay safe