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Amen with one caveat
I am full in agreement with your post.

When I need a server product, I typically do not need media players intergrated into OS. I do not need email clients like Outlook Express. I do not need MS Messenger. How about a clean server product? One that provides granular control and allows us to not have to patch media players and email clients that have no business use on our servers in the first place. It would also be nice if we did not have to reboot after patching, especially when you have multiple patches requring multiple reboots. It is quite difficult to match Linux/UNIX uptimes in a MS OS environment without using HA -- for my situation it is cost prohibitive to pay costly licensing fees so we use Linux. A clean server OS may be just what a lot of potential and existing Microsoft customers would find beneficial.
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Long road to catch up  mabricen | 03/16/04
re : MS aims to streamline Windows systems  JWatson77 | 03/16/04
Media Player RAWKS!  Rembrandt Pussyhorse | 03/16/04
Broken Record  ShadeTree | 03/16/04
I have a secret for you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
Please provide a link to this product, Thx.  Sunny Jalolly | 03/16/04
No-Frills MSWindows  Yagotta B. Kidding | 03/16/04
Nope, good old Windows 2000  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
Oops, an update. It's available for Win2003 server too.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
Here you go...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
re: Here you go  bgoss@... | 03/16/04
Yes, no, and sort of.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
No_Ax, you're saying Microsoft perjured themselves in the EU court!!!  hipparchus | 03/16/04
Hey, I didn't make the rules, I'm just calling them as I see them.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
Good movie, bug-free Windows next month  shfy70 | 03/16/04
Interesting Acronym  dr praetorius | 03/16/04
What about MOM?  MacCanuck | 03/16/04
We have waited for this day...  Mike Cox | 03/16/04
Message has been deleted.  mandarin7500@... | 03/16/04
Lost track of yourself, did you?  AbsolutelyNot | 03/16/04
what will it cost  Arrg | 03/16/04
It will be free...  toadlife | 03/16/04
Patching isn't the problem. It's the BS that is included.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
Amen with one caveat  Sunny Jalolly | 03/16/04
You can have your cake and eat it too!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
Get well, Don.  Yagotta B. Kidding | 03/16/04
Dare I ask? HUH???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
patching is required? Says who?  Taz_z | 03/16/04
I have NEVER had ANY software that didn't need it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
That doesn't answer the question  Taz_z | 03/16/04
taz, do whatever you think is right.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
We've been using SUS for awhile now  toadlife | 03/16/04
Current MS solution is working for out IT Business  US Chistian | 03/16/04
It is you!  MkIIISupra | 03/16/04
What a ... tremendous insight!  michael-t | 03/16/04
Anything based on XML won't be effective  jorwell | 03/16/04
For thoise that want a stripped version of Windows.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
Acct mgr from MS says no such product exists  Sunny Jalolly | 03/16/04
Sorry, they are wrong.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
Here is the URL for you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
Thanks, My MS TAM must live in Egypt  Sunny Jalolly | 03/16/04
It's one of those things they aren't told unless...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
re: Stripped down windows  bgoss@... | 03/16/04
bgoss, here you go.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
Oh, and yes you can breath now. LOL  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
Is it April 1st yet?  Patrick Jones | 03/16/04
Like Linux, you have rto build on it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
What is it your missing???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
Actual server stuff..  Patrick Jones | 03/16/04
So your saying you need ONE server with full blown Windows.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
Almost...  Patrick Jones | 03/16/04
I really believe you can.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
MS Management Plan?  Inventor_z | 03/17/04
Throw'em into a river -  mvaar | 03/16/04
ROFLMAO!!  MkIIISupra | 03/16/04
Open Sign-up Broke!?  gdepratt@... | 03/17/04
Microsoft had better hurry up  Inventor_z | 03/17/04
Doesn't this bother anybody else?  mds_z | 03/18/04

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