But, he said, they had not addressed the land-use impact of locating new stores in rural areas, covering fields or wetlands and prompting customers to consume extra gasoline to reach them.

Also, at launch, Mozilla prompted existing customers to upgrade their browsers to the newer version, something Microsoft didn't applied with users of older versions of Internet Explorer.

Reports of the demise of the mainframe have become a self-fulfilling prophecy, prompting large customers to defer purchases or consider alternatives, these analysts said.

Cullinet's product line overlapped that of Computer Associates, which prompted customers to worry that the company would not support both, he said.

What is new, and what is prompting caustic customers to ask for a large order of fries and a Diet Coke, is their headgear.

She played it constantly on the store's sound system, prompting even customers unfamiliar with bluegrass to pick up a copy.

Those laws largely destroyed commercial distribution networks, prompting customers to exchange photographs among themselves, sometimes electronically.

"They got maybe a little too aggressive on pricing and fees," prompting customers to consider other options.

The financial problems of Delta Air Lines are prompting customers to wonder what to expect if it seeks bankruptcy protection this fall.

Silicon Graphics executives said the new products, which will be announced next month, had prompted major customers to defer purchases and caused an oversupply of existing machines.