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"MS signed far fewer contracts with corporate customers than expected" ...
Associated Press, Thursday October 23, 9:37 pm ET

Microsoft "signed far fewer new contracts with corporate customers than it expected, the company said. Analysts said the drop in business was disappointing and reflects Microsoft's need to improve the security of its software. Microsoft acknowledged that fallout from the Blaster virus, which exploited a flaw in most versions of its Windows operating system, contributed to the shortfall."

"It's one thing to have the security issue give you bad (public relations). But it's another thing to have it impact your sales cycle," Charles DiBona, a senior research analyst with Bernstein, an investment research firm, said Thursday.
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In a way this is good  Chad_z | 10/23/03
And Microsoft is releasing patches monthly  Squawkbox | 10/23/03
old old OSs  lmaxwell | 10/23/03
bad analogy  ryusen | 10/23/03
Another pitiful analogy  zd-spam | 10/23/03
Car Analogys & EULAs  The Real Bitch | 10/27/03
But polluting cars aren't defective when new  KeithRisler | 10/24/03
trustworthy NOTHING!  stephen732@... | 10/24/03
Depends on the car, actually  John Zern | 10/25/03
Windows not necessarily defective..  John Zern | 10/25/03
impractical  ryusen | 10/23/03
LOL, M$ buying Linux for all M$OS-ers would be cheaper!  dicktaurus@... | 10/23/03
at what cost to their business?  ryusen | 10/24/03
Impractical? What ya gonna do when the hammer falls  Squawkbox | 10/24/03
i agree with you  ryusen | 10/24/03
ZZ Glad we agree  Squawkbox | 10/24/03
The best advertisements for Linux and Macs  FilledOut | 10/23/03
couple questions  JoeMama_z | 10/23/03
Rubbing your hands...  michael-t | 10/23/03
wowzers  JoeMama_z | 10/23/03
LOL  stephen732@... | 10/24/03
it pays to diversify  stephen732@... | 10/24/03
blind  stephen732@... | 10/24/03
Answer to A Couple of Questions  Rabid Conservative | 10/24/03
Here's what MS could do  voska | 10/24/03
alraedy done  Suicida| | 10/26/03
Here's what MS could do  voska | 10/24/03
New approach and view of problems  FilledOut | 10/25/03
m$ longhorn will be unix based  stephen732@... | 10/23/03
Yeah! I can't believe nobody's asked MS  j.m.galvin | 10/24/03
"MS signed far fewer contracts with corporate customers than expected" ...  Plain Logic | 10/23/03
THEIR CRAPPY SOFTWARE IS NOW IMPACTING THEIR BOTTOM LINE. SWITCH TO LINUX .  Plain Logic | 10/23/03
Market Forces?  michael-t | 10/23/03
Trashworthy Computing  michael-t | 10/23/03
heee heee heee  JoeMama_z | 10/23/03
Gee Whiz!  dw@... | 10/24/03
NOT Almost Every Current Windows System  KeithRisler | 10/24/03
Actually The Blaster Worm..........  The Real Bitch | 10/27/03
I'm amazed that  j.m.galvin | 10/24/03
Just a guess...  IT_User | 10/24/03
The former monopoly still plays the game  FilledOut | 10/25/03

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