Analysts knew it. Customers knew it. Turns out Microsoft Corp. knows it, too.
The software maker acknowledged Wednesday that its .NET strategy -- announced with unprecedented fanfare in June 2000 -- hasn't caught on as quickly as anticipated.
But at a briefing in Redmond for about 100 financial analysts and reporters, the company restated its commitment to the complex initiative and stressed how much progress has been made.
Co-founder Bill Gates said Microsoft has made several errors in introducing its bet-the-company .NET initiative.
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