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To: Byron Xiao who wrote (73684)	10/21/1998 9:25:00 PM
From: jim kelley	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

Hmmmm..... Sun's OS (Solaris) is hardly 50,000 lines of elegant code as you seem to have implied. The UNIX tower of BABEL is on its way out. People are voting with their pocket books. In a few years, Sun will be reduced to the role of a boxmaker and system integrator if history continues to unfold as it is currently.

To: Byron Xiao who wrote (73684)	10/21/1998 10:58:00 PM
From: K. M. Strickler	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

BX, May I be the first to tell you that NT will replace UNIX! Why? Because MSFT will throw enough resource at the problem to make it happen! The supporters of UNIX cannot or will not get together enough expertise (read that MONEY) to counter the amount that MSFT can put on the problem! There will be plenty of 'lip service' paid on how much better UNIX is that NT, but UNIX is over 20 years old with enough 'versions' and 'revisions' to fill a library! >>Every software product has a life cycle. << Interesting concept that you have brought up! Does that mean UNIX is at the end of the cycle? Regards, Ken