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DesignTechnica has a brief article summing up a study done by Forrester Research last year called the 2005 Technology Brand Scorecard. The research company surveyed 4,732 households to determine which brands are well trusted and have "brand potential", indicating an ability to increase their business. Unfortunately, Microsoft scored 20th out of 22 technology companies for trust, and was the only company to receive a negative brand potential score. The negative brand potential score appears to indicate that while many people use Microsoft products, a high percentage would happily leave them behind if a viable alternative was presented. Get the full rundown from DesignTechnica.

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According to an article at the New York Daily News, Microsoft has settled a class-action lawsuit in the state of New York that will allow anyone who purchased a Microsoft operating system between 1994 and 2004 in the state to be eligible for a $12 settlement, up to a maximum of 5 purchases. The crazy thing is that no proof of purchase is required to take advantage of this settlement. As Elliott Back points out, this means that everyone in New York is eligible to claim $60 from Microsoft with no requirement of backing documentation proving they deserve the money.
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