RE: Grammar: PCsâ critical data

[Nancy Allison <maker -at- verizon -dot- net>]

Hi, Karen. I think you are correct. Here's what the Microsoft Manual of 
Style says (3rd edition, top of page 168):

"It is all right to form possessives from acronyms and abbreviations, 
but avoid doing so unless the abbreviation refers to a person, such as a 
CEO, or generically to an organization, such as ISV.

"Avoid forming possessives from company names. Do not use possessive 
forms of product of feature names. Use the name as an adjective or use 
an of construction instead."

Also, the sentence as written is strange. Brevity is useless if the 
result is puzzling.

Good luck!
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