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Last Updated: Dec 06, 2004

The results are in. You love Win2000 but .NET is just plain confusing. Half of you will be running AD by year-end. And product security, customer support and upgrades are among your biggest gripes. Read on for more.
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Microsoft users love Windows 2000;
hate forced upgrades, arrogant ways

By Robert L. Scheier (04 May 2002)

Customer loyalty is not something Microsoft can take for granted, according to TechTarget's exclusive survey of Windows professionals. While respondents gave high marks to Win2000 Pro and Server, they are considerably less-impressed with the security, usability, support, reliability and overall quality of many of Redmond's other offerings. Even more significant: More than half of the 950 customers we surveyed are looking more seriously at Microsoft alternatives today than they were a year ago.

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NEWS:
>>	Active Directory: Scary for some, a cinch for others (SearchWinIT.com) 06 May 2002
>>	.NET? Not yet (SearchWinIT) 06 May 2002
>>	Windows users split on certification (SearchWinIT) 06 May 2002
>>	Microsoft's mission-critical condition: BizTalk has yet to walk the walk (SearchWinIT) 06 May 2002


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