YEAR 2000
READINESS DISCLOSURE
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CONCERNING MICROSOFT AND THE YEAR 2000, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
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STATEMENT, THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CATEGORIES OF COMPLIANCE INTO
WHICH MICROSOFT HAS CLASSIFIED ITS PRODUCTS IN ITS YEAR 2000 PRODUCT
GUIDE, AND THE MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 TEST CRITERIA.
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