Companies dump Macs as loyalists lose faith
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Apple's share of the medium- and large-sized business market has dropped about 50 percent since 3rd qtr 1995. Corporate users apparently do not consider the Macintosh to be state-of-the-art anymore and former Mac zealots are settling for cheaper PCs. The Mac remains popular among many corporate users, especially those who employ it for graphics applications. The advantages of the Mac's ease of use and its lower training and support costs have disappeared with the introduction of Microsoft's Windows 95 and Windows NT operating systems. Users say the Mac crashes more frequently than Intel-based systems running Windows, and Windows applications are proliferating while Mac program development is declining. Many companies are getting rid of their Macs and purchasing Intel-based PCs. These include Northern Telecom, Dow Chemical, Eli Lilly, Ernst & Young and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1996
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Microsoft Corp. says federal agents seized counterfeit software
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Federal marshals seized 16 truck loads of allegedly counterfeit copies of Microsoft Corp's MS-DOS 5.0 software, $9 million worth, from the offices of U-Top Printing Co and some of its distributors, according to Microsoft. The software was found in 10 locations in Sunnyvale, CA and on the East Coast, and Microsoft employees were present at the raids. Microsoft has filed a civil lawsuit against U-Top, charging the company with copyright infringement, trademark infringement and other charges. However, U-Top is not facing criminal charges, and a spokesperson for the company said that the company had been operating according to a legitimate licensing agreement with Microsoft. Microsoft's publicizing of the alleged infringements is geared toward persuading Congress to pass a tough software counterfeiting bill.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1992
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