Thom Forbes posted a very interesting message about Microsoft's plans to =
limit the usefulness of its cheaper NT products for the Internet. =20
I would add that I have worked with NT Server 4.0 and, at least in its =
pre-release version, it almost assumes that your web server is =
Microsoft's Internet Information Server (IIS). IIS comes with the =
distribution CD-ROMs and is one of the built-in options for services. =
It is also the only built-in Internet option.
I'm not surprised by Microsoft's actions here -- those are consistent =
with their behavior for some time. I'm only surprised by the surprise =
of those companies who thought things would be different for them.
By the way, those folks who are going to spend a thousand bucks to get =
NT as an Internet server might consider a number of other alternatives =
in that price range -- alternatives which are considerably more well =
established on the Internet, like Linux or Solaris (on Intel). I hope =
the software industry continues to develop the first version of Internet =
software on these platforms. Only in this way will the Internet =
continue to be open.
For those of you who are not technical, this discussion has real =
implications if you desire ever broadening access to the Internet. =
Microsoft's plan seems to place them as the control point for all =
Internet access -- at a price of course. If they (or other companies =
with similar dreams) succeed, access will become much more limited.
Regards,
Norm
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