I predict that some EU government (most likley Britain...) will lose some data to Russian crackers, who will then flaunt this on some website. This will spell the end of the .Net strategy. MS will end up with its head spinning, not knowing what to do and eventually most heads at MS will resign due to lack of faith on the part of the shareholders. I cannot believe any government would be stupid enough to believe that signing a piece of paper constitutes any guarantee of any kind. Matt Fred A. Miller wrote:
Microsoft Will Sign Safe Harbor Agreement
Microsoft has announced it will sign the US/EU safe harbor agreement that requires adherence to strict data privacy standards. This is especially significant because a large number of other US companies have not signed the agreement. http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,43800,00.html http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5930589.html?tag=prntfr