it could be when
1. the COM server does nothing on release
2. COM server does not implement interface IClassFactory, and COM object is loaded directly through CoGetClassObject. When references count reaches 0, client can call Release, but COM environment does not pass this call to the server. It happens usualy with .exe COM servers.
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