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To: Rusty Johnson who wrote (17500)	6/30/1999 10:41:00 PM
From: Rusty Johnson	Respond to of 64865

Microsoftifarian Cult Attacks Apache The Anatomy of a Frontal Assault on Apache Ballmer said "Apache is simply better." And then: "It is our own fault if we do not offer enough features with our servers to justify their price. When it comes to hosting several sites on one server version, Apache is simply better. Windows 2000 will solve this problem." freshmeat.net The MS solution to the Apache problem: Windows 2000 will have a simple (lightweight?) web server - very easy to setup and maintain, prominently sitting on the desktop. This will be "integrated" into the operating system, just as Internet Explorer was in Win98. Overall, this strategy isn't much different from what Microsoft did to Netscape. MS is yet again leveraging the Windows installed user base to counter a new threat: Open Source Software. But this threat is of much greater importance and greater stakes are at play here. They know OSS works. They know it has better stuff than they make. They know it develops quicker. They are scared of becoming obsolete. But most of all they are scared of not being on top, not being able to dictate. Not being able to control. Thanks to slashdot.org Why innovate when you can "integrate"?