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A report Boston-based The Yankee Group released Wednesday shows that some 43 percent of small and midsize businesses are "concerned" about becoming "overly reliant" on Microsoft's products and services. The study focused on information technology needs at 600 companies with fewer than 500 employees.
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Seventy-two percent of the surveyed companies said it is actively seeking to lessen the dominance of Microsoft's products in its operations by exploring alternative vendors.
"The reality is that (Microsoft) can only hit these...companies so many times with what are seen as exorbitant licensing fees before they start to look elsewhere," said Michael Lauricella, an analyst at Yankee Group. Small and midsize "companies are somewhat more willing to gamble than their larger counterparts, and (businesses) very well could head in a different direction, if they see a possibility to do so."
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There should be an opportunity for somebody here.