The source of Microsoft’s crack problem

“Let’s start off by looking at how this impacts Microsoft’s most important market, the corporate market. Within this market Microsoft has based their marketing on the claim that their software is secure and easy to use. On the server side specifically they have been fighting a rather hard battle against entrenched Unix systems and cheap Linux boxes. The core message that Microsoft sends to this market is that the customer should trust Microsoft, to trust their competency, to trust their ability to supply secure and powerful products.” –Kelly McNeill