56 Quotes by Laura DiDio

I see more and more small businesses running servers, even one-person offices. They allow you to get more bang for your technology buck.

Over the years, Microsoft has guarded its source code very carefully. It's been very measured in how it's approached complying with that particular part of the sanctions.

Like it or not, some people will be dragged, kicking and screaming, into this. In theory we would all get hands-on training sessions, but what's more likely to happen is you'll be lucky if you even get a half-day session.

I think Microsoft is doing what any company in its position or in a similar position would do; when seeing competition, you are going to react to it. But I don't think Microsoft is running scared. They are running smart, and they are right to be concerned.

I'm hoping we see the same type of rebound this year, but we had a couple of random acts that nobody could have forecasted.

Microsoft has shown it will dip into its huge cash reserves to settle the private cases that it can. Regulators have asked for Microsoft to let down its guard on what it considers its most valuable asset -- intellectual property.

Microsoft has been in the forefront of placing bounties on hackers and in filing lawsuits against software pirates.

Microsoft has been doing everything it can to ensure that customers are comfortable with its product. People need a reason to move to a new product. They don't need a reason to stay with an old one.

Microsoft can afford to make payments to end the private cases. But it has a long history of guarding its source code vigorously, and the change of philosophy required to throw it open -- and to competitors, at that -- is significant.