L. Ron Hubbub.

Microsoft bows to German government pressure to remove a defrag See defragment. utility from Windows 2000 there. The feature was designed by a firm with a Scientologist CEO, and Scientology is viewed with hysteria in Germany.

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Title Annotation:	Microsoft removes defrag utility from Windows 2000 in Germany
Author:	Taylor, Jeff A.
Publication:	Reason
Article Type:	Brief Article
Geographic Code:	4EUGE
Date:	Jan 1, 2001
Words:	34
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