Microsoft Reports Progress in Averting Computer Crashes "The company has used the reporting technology while testing its new products. During the testing period for its Visual Studio .Net application that was released in February, error reporting permitted the company to log and fix 74 percent of all crashes. The software also permits Microsoft to assist outside software developers. About 450 companies have taken advantage of the database of error reports to fix problems." (And the NYT misspells Procter & Gamble!)