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Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio downplayed the issue, telling TechNewsWorld that the glitch and subsequent patch are unlikely to deter Microsoft's much-desired migration to Office 2003. "That's not likely to be any major impediment," she said. "You expect bugs at this point in the game; this is the cost of doing business for most folks."

Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio, who credited the "liberal and democratic" nature of Massachusetts for its persistence in the antitrust case, told TechNewsWorld that the state's computer users are ready to move on DiDio said the issue is not high on anyone's radar scre...

For her part, Laura DiDio, senior analyst of application infrastructure and software platforms at the Yankee Group, told the E-Commerce Times that the long lead time from the introduction of Longhorn to its projected commercial release date is a good sign for Microsoft's customers...

Oracle's latest endorsement of Red Hat isn't merely a public show of support for a major standard bearer for Linux, added Laura DiDio, senior analyst at the Yankee Group. "Oracle has a very well-defined and fleshed-out Linux initiative that is both tactical and strategic," she told TechNewsWorld...

"The market is definitely different because Microsoft is under siege," Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio told TechNewsWorld. "They have competition." ...

Calling Panther "the biggest release of Mac OS X Server ever" and "a major release of the world's most advanced operating system," Apple is capitalizing on the wait for Microsoft's next major OS release -- code-named Longhorn -- Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio told TechNewsWorld...

Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio told TechNewsWorld that the deal makes perfect sense, given Microsoft's aim to get into new markets. DiDio also said that while it represents only a subtle improvement, the move will mean more functionality for Microsoft customers and users...

Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio told TechNewsWorld that SCO's fate lies in its courtroom success. The company is suing IBM and is defending itself against countersuits by Big Blue and Linux distributor Red Hat DiDio, who said SCO likely did all it could to avoid confro...

Today, the Microsoft Research division is very different from its origins. "Microsoft Research is now very impressive," Laura DiDio, Yankee Group senior analyst for application infrastructure and software platforms, told TechNewsWorld ...

Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio told TechNewsWorld that the legal maneuvering in the case will not impact Linux deployment immediately IBM, Red Hat and the open-source community as a whole must address the issues of licensing and indemnification to ensure the long-term...

"The suit is obviously heating up with all sides upping the ante," Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio told TechNewsWorld. "Separately, each legal action is complex and confusing, and it could take years to resolve this." ...

Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio told TechNewsWorld that IBM, which provides indemnification on every other platform it sells, needs to state whether customers will or will not be indemnified "The entire Linux community is saying to customers, 'You're on your own,'" DiD...

Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio, who said she views the EU actions as part of a larger anti-Microsoft movement, told TechNewsWorld that the European Commission and the software company are unlikely to find common ground "It's a case of unstoppable force meets immovable...

However, Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio told TechNewsWorld that she knows of at least one customer that chose Microsoft's Windows over a Linux deployment from IBM because of the SCO claims "This is not going away," DiDio said. "At every juncture of this complex, convo...

Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio, however, said SCO is taking a small but significant step in its suit against IBM and its claims on Linux by securing U.S. copyright registrations this week "Will it affect the lawsuit? Probably not, but appearances are everything," DiDi...

Several commercial Linux users, including Red Hat and SuSE, have expressed doubt about the need for the licenses - which have yet to be priced officially by SCO. However, Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio is advising customers not to dismiss SCO's licensing offer, despite the arguments of those who think SCO's claims will not be taken seriously in court...

According to Laura DiDio, senior analyst of application infrastructure and software platforms at the Yankee Group, SCO voluntarily excused itself from further development or distribution of UnitedLinux after filing its suit against Big Blue, turning "this high-tech version of the Four Musketeers into the Three Musketeers."

However, Microsoft overcame some major obstacles this year, according to Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio. She told the E-Commerce Times that the company has worked to shed some of the bad reputation it garnered from the long-running antitrust suit and, most importantly, its recent licensing demands...

Laura DiDio, senior analyst of application infrastructure and software platforms at the Yankee Group, told the E-Commerce Times that the Munich decision has a great deal of symbolic public relations value "Munich is one of the largest cities in Germany, the country with the st...

Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio told the E-Commerce Times that Microsoft can afford to discount its products, particularly if the company is confident its product will perform well enough to lock in customers. "They can always hike the licensing prices later, but lowe...