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It may be an indicator
You're right that the poll itself isn't a concern in and of itself, but it should be a concern for Microsoft as an indicator that they'll begin losing small business customers unless they start doing a better job to attract them and entice them to stay.

I bet that there are quite a few that fear they'll eventually be forced into the Software Assurance program (away from buying new licenses only when they need them), which will cost them more in the long run unless they upgrade with ever new software version released. As a net admin in a relatively small non-profit organization (and an MS-only shop at this time), that concern always rests in the back of my mind. It may never happen, but with the sweeping changes MS has been making, and its apparent shift toward serving large enterprise customers, it's not outside the realm of possibility.
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I wonder.....  Ployd_Farker | 01/28/04
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In Aspen?  IT_User | 01/28/04
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LOL(nt)  el1jones | 01/28/04
It won't be  Squawkbox | 01/28/04
Oh...  BitTwiddler | 01/28/04
And this means what?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/28/04
You must have missed this part  Taz_z | 01/28/04
Taz, Taz...  Martin Marvinski | 01/29/04
Nice stretch...  Patrick Jones | 01/28/04
false sense of security  stephen732@... | 01/28/04
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Are there such polls?  IT_User | 01/28/04
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That small businesses lack resources  IT_User | 01/28/04
I tend to agree on that IT_User.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/28/04
And this means what?  NoB$ | 01/28/04
Does this bother you for some reason?  voska | 01/28/04
It may be an indicator  doctormoriarty | 01/29/04
Y  Martin Marvinski | 01/29/04
Y  Martin Marvinski | 01/29/04
We'll see.  John L. Ries | 01/29/04
More cracks in the MS shell  nite_w0lf | 01/28/04
Microsoft is dying?  George Jay | 01/28/04
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...meanwhile, back in reality...  LightningShrike | 01/28/04
Re: Innovation  Rabid Conservative | 01/30/04
I hate to burst your bubble  George Jay | 01/28/04
rome  Rembrandt Pussyhorse | 01/28/04
Smooth Talk?  AbsolutelyNot | 01/28/04
And for every smart company like yours ...  George Jay | 01/28/04
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Re: New Product  Rabid Conservative | 01/30/04
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Creative Accounting ...  George Jay | 01/28/04
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BSA tactics backfiring...  rkhalloran | 01/28/04
The BSA, Microsoft and the definition of Extortion  David Mohring | 01/29/04
I find many  JWatson77 | 01/28/04
yes but...  stephen732@... | 01/28/04
Too Bad  Bobby Sskcat | 01/28/04
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Free Training for MS Product = A Bad Addiction  brenthawkinsmd | 01/29/04
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Incorect terminology  nite_w0lf | 01/28/04
innovation  LightningShrike | 01/28/04
Although...  Bobby Sskcat | 01/28/04
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That's close, but not quite correct  George Jay | 01/28/04
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LOL  Bobby Sskcat | 01/28/04
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Doesn't tell the whole story  Chad_z | 01/28/04
I agree...  nograin | 01/28/04
Advantage, big business  IT_User | 01/28/04
I would bet on small and medium business  el1jones | 01/28/04
Yes, I remember that  IT_User | 01/28/04
Remember the "LAN story"  Xunil_Sierutuf | 01/28/04
I long for the day...  wease2000 | 01/28/04
My rep is closing business left and right..  Mike Cox | 01/29/04
Typo?  Robert Crocker | 01/29/04
Ah, you beat me to it! (NT)  IT_User | 01/29/04
Most welcome evidence...  FederalistPaperBoy | 01/29/04
I'm particularly wary...  Yen_z | 01/29/04
no ax to grind - no comment on this one  cvos | 01/29/04

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