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To: Charles Hughes who wrote (22333)	1/5/1999 1:34:00 PM
From: Bearded One	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24154

As far as the directory services, my understanding is they don't work quite yet, never mind they are basically a clone of what Novell and others have done. That is important because this is the key bit of transparency we are talking about, the universal locators. Don't work quite yet? Clone of what Novell? The first is the understatement of the New Year, the second is the overstatement. The directory services are the main reason for Windows 2000, which you won't be seeing any time soon. Not to mention that if they do bring out a version this year, it will be missing essential functionality. As for a clone of what Novell is offering, maybe in three or four years they'll be able to offer a clone of what Novell is offering right now. But that's only if they trash their current plans. Go ask ToySoldier (on the Novell board) about some of the differences between what Novell is offering and what Microsoft is promising. FWIW, I am long Novell for the reasons stated above.

To: Charles Hughes who wrote (22333)	1/9/1999 5:53:00 PM
From: damniseedemons	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 24154

Chaz, I think my point still stands: By some definitions of "Innovative," I don't think Microsoft or Netscape (or almost any other company) can be considered innovative. By other definitions, Microsoft and Netscape (and many others) can be considered innovative. My problem with all of this, however, is that the definitions aren't applied in a uniform fashion. That is, Microsoft is viewed by a definition of "innovative" which sheds them in a light of not being innovative. However, that same definition is not applied to Netscape, etc.