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MS Next Decade Operating System
If history is any indication, the accuracy of any roadmap
Microsoft announces drops greatly after about 2 weeks.
Microsoft's trumpeting of the Tablet PC and operating system
last year has now all but disappeared.

MS continues to announce great things just down the road
in an attempt to keep companies from purchasing products from
other vendors that can deliver those promised features today.
And it works. But more and more companies are waking up to
the fact that it isn't worth waiting on MS to catch up.

"Many Microsoft customers have been reluctant to update their
server installations and have remained on Windows NT 4.0.." Yes
but many of them have upgraded to Linux, and many more will
within the next year.

The world is changing and Microsoft will have to ship more than
promises if it expects to hang on to it's share of the server
market.

And as far as Microsoft mainframes? The main "engine" of
Hotmail still runs on BSD. If Microsoft can't run a major app on
Windows how do they expect to con someone else into trying?
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Good road map  Enterprise Analyst | 05/12/04
..just pay no attention to that cliff coming up..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/13/04
hardly a cliff  ryusen | 05/13/04
You are correct.....  Laff | 05/13/04
Think again  IT_User | 05/13/04
actually...  ryusen | 05/13/04
Of course!  Sniper_z | 05/13/04
Well they have a map at least....  Laff | 05/13/04
On MS Mainframes and other Monsterpieces ...  michael-t | 05/12/04
Sounds familiar  Chad_z | 05/12/04
and....  JoeMama_z | 05/12/04
Yet it has managed to fall prey to how many exploits  nucrash | 05/13/04
Good tactic  IT_User | 05/13/04
Over again  mabricen | 05/13/04
i might give them another chance...  ryusen | 05/13/04
MS Next Decade Operating System  Franklin_z | 05/12/04
As with most...  ShadeTree | 05/13/04
Did you read the link you posted?  bchesmer | 05/13/04
Microsoft's own 'Not For Public Eyes' assessment.  Yen_z | 05/13/04
Bogus information on a dubious site!  ShadeTree | 05/13/04
No, I believe it is valid...  wonderbored | 05/13/04
I challenge you to show me one...  ShadeTree | 05/13/04
Did you try www.santaisreal.com  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/13/04
Cool post!  Martin Marvinski | 05/13/04
I read it did you?  ShadeTree | 05/13/04
Wow, you just described every FUDletter MS ever released!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/13/04
Boston Tea Party Anyone?  nucrash | 05/13/04
Converted in July 2000  ShadeTree | 05/13/04
Where is the comparison?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/13/04
what i heard...  ryusen | 05/13/04
Don't overstate the case  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/13/04
Frightening  Jeff Spicoli | 05/12/04
MS has to come to terms with reality.  Spin_Masterz | 05/12/04
It's the big lie- Win95/98 are more secure than XP  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/13/04
That's a double edged sword  nucrash | 05/13/04
"Name ONE thing"  Martin Marvinski | 05/13/04
x4  Spin_Masterz | 05/13/04
OK, It will put BILLIONS in MS's bank account.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/13/04
I really doubt that  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/13/04
Can you say MS Office for the Mac?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/13/04
Yes, I can say it.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 05/15/04
Is that the point?  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 05/15/04
The bottom line  jellyclock | 05/13/04
2007??!!  MarcB_z | 05/13/04
Damned if they do, damned if they don't.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/13/04
That's about right  nucrash | 05/13/04
Maybe...  mabricen | 05/13/04
Niot according the the P&L sheet.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/13/04
Or Western Union in 1895  IT_User | 05/13/04
Hmmm, Western Union looks healthy to me.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/13/04
like car analogies,  ryusen | 05/13/04
Worst case of Cherry Picking I ever seen.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/13/04
and what more would i have needed to do?  ryusen | 05/13/04
Damned if they do, damned if they don't.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/13/04
Microsoft in a Mainframe???  nucrash | 05/13/04
Believe it or not  IT_User | 05/13/04
Bigotry...  Martin Marvinski | 05/13/04
No, I leave somethings for you to figure out yourself.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/13/04
Ahh...  Martin Marvinski | 05/13/04
Marvin, if you think so, good on ya.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/13/04
Yeah...  Martin Marvinski | 05/13/04
I always thought it was the other way around  voska | 05/13/04
Well, as a PAID $HILL for M$, you're DAMNED, yeah!!  dicktaurus@... | 05/13/04
And still,,, NWOR  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/13/04
Damned if  pj-xmesh | 05/13/04
An honest reply - no "religion"  j.m.galvin | 05/13/04
What the h8ll are you ranting about?  Spin_Masterz | 05/13/04
It's obvious you haven't read the posts.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/13/04
(NT) I see people complain about vapourware, not LongYarn being late.  Spin_Masterz | 05/13/04
Where's Mike Cox?  shallow_diver | 05/13/04
This will be another triumph for Windows...  Sniper_z | 05/13/04
typo  Sniper_z | 05/13/04
What?!?  Martin Marvinski | 05/13/04
That and a dollar will get you a cup of coffee.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 05/15/04

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