Hi, Dave.
Yes, it is true, that I have become more anti-old-platform-Microsoft than before. I really don't see much future in Windows and Office as they are now, and as Windows 2000 gets more widely deployed, I see more and more problems with it.
But - somehow it seems that Microsoft agrees with me... because they introduced this ".net" thing. Many of the things said by Microsoft about .net, is something I agree with. Microsoft would face some problems with multiple processor platforms (P4, AMD Hammer, IA64), if they didn't solve it with .net technologies like MSIL, CLI etc., and .net is a technology, where I believe that Microsoft can provide more value for the money than current technologies.
Today I was host at a meeting for programmers, where I had invited Microsoft Denmark to talk about .net technology. I don't know how it will look like when it's finished (very few know that), but on paper, it seems that Microsoft takes some VERY important steps right now, and that these steps are in the right direction, seen from a technical point of view.
Another step, that is absolutely not welcome over here, is the licensing programs with Office XP and Windows XP with activation keys. Here, I must defend Microsoft. Having bought lots of software on the internet, delivered via the internet, I see activation keys as the only viable long-term solution for easy deployment of Microsoft products, if Microsoft is to get money from their products.
So in other words, I'm very negative about old Microsoft technologies, and I see a lot of possibilities in new Microsoft technologies. Some things that annoy me, though, is that .net won't be there until late this year or next year, and that I'm not sure how good or fast the initial release will be.
Lars. |
