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FWIW, from a .Net system developer I know, so I will pass it on, (may be
biased though).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Yes I had heard the renaming of the Window Server 2003 a couple of weeks
ago.
The .NET marketing plan has in a way failed for Microsoft in terms of
defining exactly what they meant by .NET.
>From our viewpoint .NET has been great and a savior (from a development
standpoint), but agree that the broad category to which they
attached the name went too far. Sun's statements have a hint of "marketing"
in them when they state .NET as a done w/ or over, which is far from the
truth.
The .NET marketing campaign may be cut short, but the suite of development
tools, server software, and framework is revolutionizing all Microsoft
development (that's what we do) that was done in the past and bringing it up
to par w/ Java, where it could not compete on that level before.
Sun is extremely nervous about this, since their architecture was extremely
superior prior to the release of .NET, but now it has to compete more
seriously w/ Microsoft, in terms of a competent development software.
The biggest challenge w/ .NET is that it was slow to get off the ground (was
beta released almost 2 years ago...so yes that is slow), but now is starting
to gain steam (it's just not as much steam as everyone thought because they
were slow to launch it).
>From our view, working w/ .NET every day, this will only continue to grow
and hopefully w/ the release if v2.0 they will do a better job of
categorizing what .NET is and/or where they are aiming.
----- Original Message -----
From: <MikeSuesserott@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 12:27 PM
Subject: [RT] dot NET becomes dot NOT
> Hi all,
>
> as some may be aware, Microsoft has decided to drop its .NET brand. On
Jan.
> 9, the company released this information to its partners - under
> non-disclosure, but the news was soon leaked out to the press. Competitor
> Sun Microsystems issued a mildly ironic commentary, as follows:
>
> ---------------------
> begin quote
> News Commentary
> Microsoft's decision to drop the .Net brand demonstrates that .Net was
> little more than a marketing program. Moreover, the move comes after a
long
> line of delays and missteps for their upcoming Windows Server, and is an
> indicator of deep problems with their web services strategy.
>
> By contrast, the movement behind J2EE[tm] is community and market driven,
> and continues to thrive and grow proving that Java is the best platform
for
> execution of web services.
>
> Since .Net is slipping so badly in the market, Microsoft may have wanted
to
> distance their flagship server OS from their struggling web services
> strategy, which amazingly, is even more confusing than its brand. Sun[tm]
> ONE products are continuing to deliver Java[tm] Web Services that are in
> operation today, making a difference for businesses and communities
> worldwide.
>
> .Net led a very public if somewhat questionable life. No doubt it will be
> missed by some and while others are awaiting the (again) delayed and
renamed
> Windows Server 2003, they will be able to turn to Java for comfort.
> Sun Microsystems, Inc.
> end quote
> ------------------------
>
> For some background information, look at
>
www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/special_packages/ms_antitru
> st/4912773.htm
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael Suesserott
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