A big Microsoft step on uncertain terrain
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| As for Vista, it faces strong competition from Apple Inc.'s
| Macintosh computers and the free Linux operating system.
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| Microsoft's second-most-profitable product, Office, is also
| under stress. Cheaper alternatives abound, from the free
| OpenOffice software suite to new online office applications
| that run over the Internet. But the toughest challenge to
| Office may come from government agencies around the world,
| including the state government of Massachusetts.
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http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2007/01/29/a_big_microsoft_step_on_uncertain_terrain/
http://tinyurl.com/2lpb2j
Other divisions only seem to be losing big money, so the end of Windows and
Office, will take Microsoft into a long downward spiral.
Related:
Software rivals say Microsoft's Vista illegal in Europe
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| Software manufacturers, citing 2004 European Commission finding,
| contend the operating system violates server laws in Europe.
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http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/26/news/international/bc.vista.microsoft.eu.reut/index.htm?source=yahoo_quote
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