To: Kashish King who wrote (6512 ) 1/5/1998 12:42:00 PM From: uu Read Replies (1) | Respond to
Rod:I am talking about distributed computing. Not the process everything locally fat-client or the Johnny-come-lately don't process anything locally Windows Terminal. distributed computing !! Yes I agree NT will not be a money making machine as a fat-client OS. However it will be (and actually is) a huge success in a thin client architecture where a cluster of NT servers working as the middle tier working with a cluster of UNIX servers as the backend servers. And that is where NT will be a huge hit in my opinion.They are aggressively becoming the dominant spender and nothing else. They aggressively fell flat on dominant face in the online services arena. thin client computing will travel goes beyond just a simple online service! They are massively becoming involved in the media (from MSNBC, TCI cable, to the rumor of them taking over CBS to their involvement with telecommunication and satellite providers, etc. ). Simply put Microsoft is no longer just your PC desktop software vendor! And sure they are spending a lot, but who says money does not buy you power! !Some are excellent and some are pathetic.... Java tools are catching up quickly despite having spotted Microsoft 10 years. ease of uability, performance, and memory ) Microsoft tools are the best (whether one likes to hear this or not, one can not ignore the facts)! As for Java, despite so many Java tools products that are out there, for example, Microsoft's Visual J++ is the best product out there! Its only problem right now is that it does not support JDK 1.1 (sort of like having a brand new mercedez and the car missing the engine!). However this will soon change as Microsoft will be dancing to Sun's every wish as far as Java is concerned.
