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.Net: Is Microsoft Its Own Worst Enemy? Microsoft is already showing the erratic signs of a vendor that’s caught in a conflict between its past and future. As it moves to define .NET, for example, Microsoft is simultaneously tightening its grip on customers of its current client-server products, driven by today’s depressed market to maximize revenue. As it adds onerous copy protection schemes and licensing terms to its products, using these tactics to squeeze more blood out of the existing turnip, Microsoft is creating ill will in the market, which could be an obstacle to a smooth transition to the future. [via RRE]

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