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WHAT TECH EXECS REALLY THINK ABOUT BILL GATESWITH ALL THE MONEY THAT Corporate America spends on Microsoft Corp.'s products, you would think information-technology executives at major companies would like the government to lay off one of their main suppliers. Not so. According to a monthly survey of 50 chief information officers by Merrill Lynch & Co., 68% think the feds should pursue Microsoft. What's more, 59% believe the software giant abuses its power. At the same time, though, 62% of the CIOs say it's O.K. to let Microsoft integrate its Web browser and operating system. So which side are CIOs taking in the Java legal battle between Microsoft and computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc.? The majority, 58%, want an alternative to Microsoft's Windows software and say Sun is right. Only 12% agree with Microsoft, while 30% are on the fence. The technology executives also support Sun as the keeper of the Java technical standard and think Microsoft is ''being a bully.''
EDITED BY IRA SAGER RELATED ITEMS
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