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That combination of focus is very, very important, it's very powerful, and I think it really uniquely positions Microsoft to be the best company to be able to meet your needs.

My strategy embraces Microsoft and includes them in everything I do,

Look at the tobacco-free kids, Microsoft and its opponents, and what most of the trade associations and lobbying groups are doing. They're making heavy use of the Internet to mobilize their members and supporters to contact members of Congress at exactly the right time.

Market developments have validated the Commission's concerns. It is vital that the court confirms the Media Player decision because it provides a legal precedent that could be used to prevent Microsoft continuing its abusive bundling practices in future.

Market concerns increased also after softer-than-expected quarterly earnings by Microsoft and the increase in lending rates by the Chinese central bank.

Linux keeps Microsoft working hard in the government and education markets. ... Without Microsoft, they would be a lot more fragmented, ... Both of them require the other to be in place.

Like the products or not, Microsoft makes it easy. It's more of a one-click experience.

I think RIM has a similar future as a lot of other once-dominant companies that Microsoft eyed. You might survive, but you're diminished.

It doesn't generate as much noise and excitement as Microsoft and Sony will, but Nintendo always seems to have a great product line and make a lot of money.

I think he has a real understanding of not just collaboration and targeting the audience for Groove but also the broader strategic issue of what is that business model exactly that allows Microsoft to make money off services.

I still think that Visual Studio .NET is superior to any of the Java tools for Web Services, even if it's only by a little. Microsoft has a clear advantage for rapid application development.

It does a very hard thing: it makes Microsoft a sympathetic character.

I think it will be hard for us to ignore it completely, but we look at possibly the clouds blowing away and things becoming a little more sanguine for Microsoft later in the year,

I think Microsoft would like to wait until after the election, and maybe if George W. Bush wins, they could get treated better by a Bush Justice Department. I think they're delusional if they think that's going to get them out of their problem, but I wouldn't be surprised if that's in the backs of their minds.

I think Microsoft will win on the tying issue at the appeals court level, but whether they will win that point at the Supreme Court is another question.

I think Microsoft will get a stay on at least some of Jackson's conduct remedies, but I don't think it will get a stay on all of them, ... If the company does get a stay on all of them, that is a positive signal for Microsoft on how the Appeals Court or the Supreme Court would rule on the merits of its appeal.

I think Microsoft is waiting to hear Sony's plan about the PSP and then we may hear something about the Xbox 2.

I think Microsoft is doing what any company in its position or in a similar position would do; when seeing competition, you are going to react to it. But I don't think Microsoft is running scared. They are running smart, and they are right to be concerned.

I think Microsoft has been a very difficult client. They've made it harder for their lawyers to exercise professional judgment where the case might go because they've been very dogged about standing firm.

It has obviously taken longer for Microsoft to release a patch for the WMF flaw on the Vista platform than current versions of Windows, but that's because Vista isn't yet released and it was a higher priority to protect the shipping versions of Windows.

It is completely unrealistic to think that remote office operations are going to get rid of all the functions they run, no matter how appealing the concept. Microsoft plays a role at both ends of the WAN, so I like the Tacit Networks' implementation of providing Microsoft-based services locally while centralizing the data itself back at the corporate data center.

I think this is a problem for Microsoft only if the company wants it to be a problem.

Most big companies don't like you very much, except hotels, airlines and Microsoft, which don't like you at all.

The 2007 release is the productivity breakthrough that customers have been asking for. Today, we're revealing new products in the Microsoft Office system and a number of new options that provide customers with flexibility in how they purchase our products. That's great news for businesses eager to provide their workers with the best productivity tools possible for information management and collaboration.

The ability to demonstrate broadband in our stores and show customers end-to-end connectivity solutions with Microsoft technology allows us to strengthen our customer acquisition strategy,

The advantage of having our business systems integrated with our clinical systems is that the information travels untouched by human hands. Before Microsoft Dynamics, we manually posted transactions across six companies. Now we post to one company and that information flows through to the others. The information travels through, we get it out on the reporting side, and we know we can depend on that information to be accurate, which is critical.

The antitrust litigation currently in the federal courts in the U.S. against Monsanto will be the test case in the life sciences, just as the Microsoft case was the test case in the information sciences.

The announcement is a lot about messaging and a lot about focus, ... We said, 'Let's align ourselves more closely with the release schedule of Microsoft and not force developers into something they don't want to use right now.

That was a real slap in the face. I think they perceive Microsoft as part of Western hegemony somehow.

I would hope that whatever they end up doing with Microsoft doesn't leave them in a way that they can't continue being that way, ... Have they done some things wrong? Has their behavior been a little aggressive? I guess it has and I guess there should be some retribution for that, but I wouldn't want to bring the whole company down on its knees.

Most large organizations have a big investment in Symantec tools and wouldn't normally consider switching. This year, however, Symantec's products have repeatedly shown up on the list of the software with critical new security vulnerabilities. Many corporate IT managers are angry and frustrated that their security vendor is as careless as the operating system vendors in writing bad code. And Microsoft has succeeded in persuading many of them that they are far ahead of other software vendors in improving the situation for new products.

Microsoft is going to give the ability to take software, implement it and offer real-time risk-based approval of mortgages. That's not happening for most lenders today.

Microsoft is going to feel the pain: over 80 percent of desktop Windows are through sales of new PCs.

Microsoft is going to continue to develop its product line. I'm not going to make any major changes at this point.

Microsoft is going to be very late to the game and will need to overcome a presumption that it will favor Windows.

Microsoft is going to be feeling more pressure, especially as applications get to be more OS -agnostic.

Microsoft is frustrated, a little bit angry and basically saying, 'Let's get on with it,'

Microsoft is excited that it will be providing Mac OS X-compatible applications.

Microsoft is currently investing a lot in mobility, the same way we did in the Internet a couple of years ago.

Microsoft is caught between a rock and a hard place. It does not want to be dependent on a major rival but on the other hand, Overture provides a significant amount of MSN's revenue.

Microsoft is building a more robust environment, with network checks and system screening conducted before access to an internal system is granted.

Microsoft is becoming more and more a server company and less and less a classic PC company,

Microsoft is a very good software company. They are not a distribution company or a content-creation company. NBC is better at television.

Microsoft is at this juncture where it's the victim of its own success.

Microsoft is at or nearing a stage of maturity. Analysts are expecting slower growth rates and so is the market.

Microsoft is a technology company with resources that are the envy of other companies. They're definitely going to make some waves, but its not going to be easy.

Microsoft is a tech bellwether. Even though technology has had less impact over the rest of the market than in the past, it's still a huge component of the market. We'll see if Microsoft's comments force people to sell the stock .

Microsoft is a target because it has a huge bucket of money so I'm a little worried about litigation risk. What if Microsoft was held accountable for the costs associated with damage from hackers?

Microsoft is appealing the District Court's preliminary ruling because Microsoft does not believe any preliminary injunction should have been ordered. We are confident that Microsoft has developed the best Java implementation within the terms of our contract with Sun and in the best interests of Java developers and consumers.

Microsoft is an intellectual-property company. By extending the reach of IP Ventures through government agencies, we believe new businesses will bring more technology to market faster, and they'll also contribute back to local economies.

Microsoft is an extremely attractive partner. It creates a lot of hardware revenue in the future. Gaming consoles are growing really fast and contain a lot of semiconductors.

Microsoft is a monopoly -- that's pure and simple in my view. There's no question that Microsoft is able to breach a contract because they have monopoly power. I believe that would be a very positive step forward in the Microsoft case,

Microsoft is a monopolist and it engaged in massive anti-competitive practices that harmed innovation and limited consumer choice.

Microsoft is always talking about integrated innovation, ... This doesn't appear to be integrated innovation. We don't seem to have a single story on search.

Microsoft is already the most powerful company on earth, but you ain't seen nothing yet,

Microsoft is a company that has reached the maturation of its cycle. That doesn't make it a bad stock but it's just not the growth stock it was in the late 1990s.

Microsoft is acknowledging in a way that they do have some power -- although they won't say monopoly -- and that they're willing to make some changes.

Microsoft is a bully. Microsoft is trying to hoodwink nontechnical people.

Microsoft is about as exciting as General Motors in the 50s and 60s. This was a decent quarter but so what?

Microsoft in the long term wants the kind of strong position in mobile devices that it has in PCs,

Microsoft has tried to do a lot of things in search... thrown a lot of money. But nothing they have done has worked at all.

Microsoft has to figure out a way to use the network to enhance their software. They can link to dictionary.com or thesaurus.com instead of bundling those features into Microsoft Word.

Microsoft has to do something to start growing again and I think the only way to do that is to buy companies. It's still a great company but it's stuck in the sand.

Microsoft has to comply with the March 2004 decision, not with their interpretation of the March 2004 decision.

Microsoft has taken a lot of effort developing the phone first.

Microsoft has taken a leadership role in the rights management market with Windows RMS, and many customers are turning to their trusted Microsoft solution providers to implement and deploy the RMS platform. Liquid Machines solutions enhance the value of Windows RMS and make it a truly extensible platform that customers can use to consistently protect information across a broad range of applications, business scenarios, and devices. Our partners deliver critical value to RMS customers that require planning and implementation services allowing them to fully benefit from a Liquid Machines and RMS solution.

Microsoft has stepped up to the plate in a way we've never seen before.

Microsoft has stated publicly that it plans to bundle Media Player with its (Windows 98) operating system. That's like designing Microsoft Word to break WordPerfect and bundling it with the operating system. Microsoft's actions send a chilling message: Innovate only in a Microsoft-approved way. What Microsoft is doing is wrong and must be stopped.

Microsoft has so many patches it really has developed the industry-leading way of dealing with patches. We're definitely seeing many vendors moving to more predictable patch release.

Microsoft has shown it will dip into its huge cash reserves to settle the private cases that it can. Regulators have asked for Microsoft to let down its guard on what it considers its most valuable asset -- intellectual property.

Microsoft has shown increasingly good stewardship over shareholder's capital,

Microsoft has said the decision could hurt the overall economy; it's something that's been followed like no other case; and its happening in an industry that's changing very rapidly where justice delayed is justice denied, ... All the elements are in place for them to take it.

Microsoft has remade the desktop world, ... But if you've watched history, there's a slag heap of proprietary companies who have fallen by the wayside because they were stuck in their ways. Just look at the minicomputer business, for example. The world is about open standards and open source. I can't understand why anybody would want to continue making closed-format documents anymore.

Microsoft has, regrettably, seen fit to deploy a massive PR campaign grounded in spin control and misdirection as opposed to engaging the American public on the basis of the facts and the merits,

Microsoft has rediscovered something that was old, ... My chagrin is seeing all the hype -- they're talking about this like it's the second coming.

Microsoft has recognized that owning a significant piece of real estate in the living room is key to them being a winner in digital entertainment, ... This is a strategic investment and part of a long-term plan for them.

Microsoft has realized that PCs are not the center of the world. E-business or online services to enterprises could become the next big area of growth for the company.

Microsoft has realized that, at the end of the day, it can't make much money from selling operating systems for handsets. Instead, it's now looking at an even bigger opportunity.

Microsoft has put itself out of the game, ... Retailers in the US are already disappointed.

Microsoft hasn't done a good job of marketing and needs to improve ? and the timing is crucial,

Microsoft has not given up its exclusionary policies...Indeed any settlement in fact validates the Commission's case. Since the Commission is not bound by any private settlement, ECIS therefore urges the Commission to vigorously defend its 2004 Decision.

Microsoft has no comment on Intel, and is in the quiet period leading up to its first-quarter earnings. The company has issued no guidance on its financial results since it announced its fiscal fourth quarter earnings.

Microsoft has no beef with open source, ... We happen to like and will continue to pursue commercial software as a business model Microsoft believes in. Ultimately, the market will tell us if that choice is a good one.

Microsoft has missed an opportunity to show leadership in mobile security and have the market declare that the company has made Windows Mobile 5.0 secure.

Microsoft has made more of a demarcation of versions around features and capabilities. If you look at Professional and Home, the major difference was networking. Now with the new line-up there is a fair bit of differentiation around features.

Microsoft has made a number of fixes to the previous version of their CRM software, including putting all of the tasks in a single account, ... This version makes it much easier for companies to access the information they need.

Microsoft has made a few unsuccessful attempts to become a key player in the supercomputer market but the company could be in a better position for success this time.

Microsoft has learned of a mistake in the Bookshelf Symbol 7 font ... we failed to identify, prior to the release, the presence of two swastikas within the font. We apologize for this and for any offense caused.

Microsoft has had success on the appellate level, Jackson has had less success. If the case goes to the liability phase, we're likely to go through the appeals process, which is going to be lengthy.

Microsoft has had a tendency to group home and business together, because many of those customers will be using the same features anyway. So, whenever there's a new release, there tends to be uncertainty over whether it's for consumers or enterprises.

Microsoft has gotten to a size where it's almost impossible to outgrow the market. The surprising 60 to 70 percent growth period is over.

Microsoft has got a real problem because they must be in the top 10 percent of companies that are attempted to be hacked into.

Microsoft has gone nowhere for the last three months. If you're a long-term investor, this is a really good time to get in.

Microsoft has entered as a full-fledged competitor. The (Windows Live) search product looks to be more advanced by a generation, and we're going to have a leapfrog competition as the two firms try to out do each other.

Microsoft has enough power that there is the potential for antitrust, but people risk playing chicken little (with this accusation).

Microsoft has designed a client-server system to run on the infrastructure of numerous vendors. This is something that the company has mastered in the PC world.

Microsoft has conceded that the server will have some Linux competition, but they've drawn a line in the sand at the desktop.

Microsoft has complied with our request, as has Yahoo and AOL. We have not analyzed the data yet.

Microsoft has cleaned up its development process overall by emphasizing security threat analysis and reducing the attack surface in their code. They have made progress, so I am not surprised that there is less likely to be vulnerabilities in IE than in any other browser.

Microsoft has changed the way information is stored, so that any application can use WinFS. It essentially turns the hard drive into a database. That makes it much easier to find and back up data.