Sal, the cheaper part doesn't really hold up, a computer is a computer and will run Unix as well as NT, maybe better. But:
compatibility with the zillions of available Win32 applications.
That's the thing. NT, in my experience, is pretty sluggy now, even compared to W95, and I don't quite understand how it's going to become less so with the ~30m lines of code in NT5. Bloated middleware OS indeed. 32meg mem. doesn't seem to be enough.
As for the constant reassurance, well, it'll always be better at running Windows apps, and that's all that counts. I'm still confused how the world of features is going to make it more reliable, and I will be watching for April 13, when Hydra/Winterm hits the streets? Without a beta? Personally, I'm a bit intrigued by the reports of much better performance with Win98, I just wonder how reliable it can be when it's still running on top of the fragile and unprotected FAT file system.
Cheers, Dan. |
