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To: cfimx who wrote (41949)3/12/2001 7:41:59 PM
From: paul  Read Replies (3) of 64865
 
Twister - Regarding ebay..i put something on the MSFT thread because SOME people obviously dont read the contents of a press release:

Ebay agreed to replace their "front end" servers with Win 2000 - well la dee da, guess what those front end servers were running before - Windows NT - hello??. well Meg won't have to send those win2k rebate coupon's in since MS is willing to do the upgrades for them - note how Ebay was very careful with their wording here.

Ebay and Microsoft cooperating on .NET? - This Ebay API is based on XML - the smoke and mirrors .NET is based on XML, SOAP etc..all standards supported by a wide variety of companies including Sun - Ebay's API and .Net is compatible out of the box. Microsoft's challenge which their racking their brains on is how to co-opt these standards for their own benefit - they havent found an answer yet but by the time .Net becomes what Microsoft says it will be who knows.

The real news is that Ebay signed MS's web properties up to host Ebay's auctions - which has been their intent since November. You will soon be able to bid on slightly used XBOX's without having to visit Ebay once dissapointed gamers start dumping them en masse - Microsoft wanted a press release with 2 pieces of non-news from Ebay and in carefully measured tones Ebay threw them a bone. Looks like Ebay got the better deal here.
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