He claimed this shift in focus from expanding the customer base to making profits would spark an industry trend. Year on year growth has dropped from 843,000 new customers in the quarter ending 31 March 2000 to just 656,578 this quarter.
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It added, again straight-faced: "A program may experience a loss of functionality after you install Windows Vista SP1. Ending on a high, the company added: "However, most programs will continue to work as expected after you install Windows Vista SP1.
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