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To: RTev who wrote (19841)4/6/1999 8:53:00 PM
From: cheryl williamson  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 74651
 
You forgot to include the 2nd paragraph in your posting.
It contains a less insignificant reason to get NT out
the door: Sun's PCi card that runs NT/apps, with no
performance degradation, as an application to Solaris.

Users will be able to run MS "Office" on their Ultras.
Running Solaris on Sun equipment instead of buying PC's
& licensing NT will simplify system administration and
improve RAS and security at the low end of the workstation
market.

Most importantly, the cost will be competitive with whatever
Wintel has to offer. So you get much, much more for the
same price with Sun.

Ballmer & Butthead should quit while they're still ahead.

PC NetLink is based on actual Microsoft NT 4.0 code that
Sun licensed from AT&T, said Mark Canepa, general
manager of Sun's workgroup server division. Sun also
announced a disk storage array that is certified for Windows
NT as well as a card containing a separate microprocessor
that lets Sun workstations run Windows NT.



To: RTev who wrote (19841)4/6/1999 8:57:00 PM
From: t2  Respond to of 74651
 
RTev, I bet they will make sure Windows2k gets out fast. I guess the timeliness could be an indication of how much they fear the competition. If they delay it til next year, I would think they are not concerned. If it comes out as scheduled, you can bet they are feeling some competitive pressures. MY guess is that they will be on time so that alternatives to NT don't gain too much ground or too much acceptance.