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To: ToySoldier who wrote (8860)	7/1/1998 6:02:00 PM
From: Alan Buckley	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

You're still talking as if NOVL and MSFT are butting heads like they were a few years ago, which to me appears not to be the case. As a MSFT shareholder, it's fine with me that NOVL is building NDS for NT, since it will just sell more NT. In my experience, it's always good news when a major vendor announces a commitment to building product for MSFT's OS, even if it competes with another MSFT product.

To: ToySoldier who wrote (8860)	7/1/1998 7:24:00 PM
From: Reginald Middleton	Respond to of 74651

<comparing Active Directory to NDS is like comparing BMW to a Chevette. > Maybe so, but who makes more money, Bavarian Motor Werkes or General Motors??? That is exactly my point. I am not in a position to argue the technical merits of directory services, but I do know that MSFT has severely trounced many a technically superior product, many of which I have actually purchased myself. Just looking at my nostalgia shelf: Geoworks Ensemble, DR-DOS, OS/2... The list goes on virtually ad infinitum. Don't put your chips on who has the best code, put them on who sells the most software. Using the aforementioned metric, MSFT has a history of trouncing NOVL through several manifestations of management. I would much rather NOVL produce a better marketing program and let up on the technical development than the other way around. The previous fights were lost on market penetration and retention tactics, not technical capabilities. Those that refuse to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.