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Are Bugs Helping Microsoft Sales?

The table below lists the number of reported bugs per 1000 lines of code in Microsoft against the product sales.

Year Bugs Sales
1995 2.3 500,000
1996 3.2 1,700,000
1997 5.6 8,200,000
1998 12.3 33,000,000

Are Bugs Helping Microsoft Sales?

The table below lists the number of reported bugs per 1000 lines of code in Microsoft against the product sales.

Year Bugs Sales
1995 2.3 500,000
1996 3.2 1,700,000
1997 5.6 8,200,000
1998 12.3 33,000,000

Are Bugs Helping Microsoft Sales?

The table below lists the number of reported bugs per 1000 lines of code in Microsoft against the product sales.

Year Bugs Sales
1995 2.3 500,000
1996 3.2 1,700,000
1997 5.6 8,200,000
1998 12.3 33,000,000