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To: TTOSBT who wrote (153684)	2/11/2000 1:12:00 PM
From: rudedog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

you are correct, Win2K is NT5 renamed. But it is a lot more - it includes ActiveDirectory, the NDS competitor. Also most of the program interfaces (APIs) were re-defined, and so some applications don't run or run poorly... MS also included much of the Win98 functionality - although not all. This makes Win2K a faster and more robust desktop for commercial users, and that is the big MS target initially since Win2K is twice the cost of Win98. Servers are important too but it takes enterprise customers a while to qualify and certify an OS, so look for the big server uptake in 2H. Even then, it is not projected to greatly increase server sales, since presumably those customers would have bought NT4. I'm not sure where Niles gets his idea about profits - MS will make more on each Win2K desktop but not the OEMs. Maybe there's some hook I am not aware of.