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Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio told the E-Commerce Times that Microsoft had made a significant change to past software licensing practices -- which have typically been extremely complex and confusing "If you can't understand it, you think somebody's trying to get you,...

Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio told the E-Commerce Times that Microsoft had made a significant change to past software licensing practices -- which have typically been extremely complex and confusing "If you can't understand it, you think somebody's trying to get you,...

Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio told TechNewsWorld that the new DPM software was yet another example of Microsoft trying to diversify and become less reliant on its dominant Windows and Office software "Also, customers are looking for more functionality," she added, ob...

Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio told TechNewsWorld that Google's wireless moves come after some other efforts in the past, including the first San Francisco hotspots, which were developed with the help of wireless company Feeva. She said more partnerships are likely "I...

"You have the skeptics saying, 'OK, they're taking on Adobe and Macromedia,' which are pretty known in the space," Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio told TechNewsWorld. "[Microsoft] faces stiff competition there, but it's still Microsoft. Anytime they show up in a market, you have to take them seriously."

"People do not want to make these sweeping kinds of changes unless absolutely necessary because it's disruptive, it's costly, and it's time-consuming," Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio said She said many vendors, including Microsoft, will offer up products just to keep ...

"The bottom line here is, Microsoft has seen the fundamental switch in the market in both buying patterns and overall economic landscape," Yankee Group Senior Analyst Laura DiDio told TechNewsWorld. "They are moving aggressively and swiftly to change and adapt their sales and licensing structures to meet the changing needs of customers and the market."

"Over the years, Microsoft has guarded its source code very carefully," said Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio. That's understandable in some ways since the company spent years and millions of dollars developing the proprietary code. "It's been very measured in how it's approached complying with that particular part of the sanctions."

"The bottom line here is, Microsoft has seen the fundamental switch in the market in both buying patterns and overall economic landscape," Yankee Group Senior Analyst Laura DiDio told the E-Commerce Times. "They are moving aggressively and swiftly to change and adapt their sales and licensing structures to meet the changing needs of customers and the market."

"Gateway is doing what it needs to do to expand its product portfolio and move up where the profit margins are higher," Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio told TechNewsWorld. "It's a very, very good fit for them. They're trying to expand their install base and appeal to a broader range of customers. They've got to move up, because you can't be in PCs."

Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio, who echoed the idea that patents are not final once approved, indicated the patent matter may be more about image at this point "What we're really talking about here is posturing," she told TechNewsWorld....

"American companies, everybody, is waking up," Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio told the E-Commerce Times. "Everybody is acutely aware that China represents a huge, untapped market. That's 80 million new cell phones," she added as an example. "It's a staggering amount."

Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio told TechNewsWorld that businesses, particularly AOL, are being forced to diversify to avoid extinction "Companies can no longer rely on a single, or even dual strategy," she said. "You need plan A, B, C and D, because everybody is canni...

Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio told TechNewsWorld that businesses, particularly AOL, are being forced to diversify to avoid extinction "Companies can no longer rely on a single, or even dual strategy," she said. "You need plan A, B, C and D, because everybody is canni...

Microsoft recently announced it would enable RSS feeds in the next version of its operating system -- Longhorn, due out in beta next month. While use of RSS feeds is only at about 5-10 percent of Internet surfers, according to Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio, their endorsement by Microsoft is likely to push them into broader adoption...

"The fact that they're announcing it now keeps them in the news," Laura DiDio, senior analyst, Yankee Group, told TechNewsWorld. "It keeps users, developers and competitors very well aware that Microsoft is not being static or stagnant, it continues to move." Plenty of Time...

In fact, Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio told the E-Commerce Times that if Sender ID had been put forth by another company with a different reputation or grew out of the open-source movement, the reception might have been much different "The presence of Microsoft creates a fe...

"It's a fine line for Microsoft to try to walk," Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio told the E-Commerce Times. "They want to be seen complying, but they also have made it clear they feel the sanctions are too much." Enderle said Microsoft's history of butting heads with regulato...

In light of Microsoft's announced cross-licensing deal with Toshiba -- through which the two companies will share IP and work together on PC and electronics solutions -- Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio indicated that technology companies are eager to avoid courtroom confrontation over intellectual property...

"2005 and 2006 are going to be very big years for migration," Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio told TechNewsWorld. "I think (Microsoft) has hit itabout on time." Windows on Next Wave...