Still, its a scarey prospect condisering the investment so many companies world wide have made !
Jeremy -----Original Message----- From: Paul McKenzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Offtopic List <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 09:55:03 +1300 Subject: Re: [DUG-Offtopic] dr. dobbs on dot net > Win 95 was suppose to be "full 32" when it came out - it wasn't but the > follow on versions were ... > > Regards > Paul McKenzie > SMSS Ltd. > Wellington > New Zealand > > > > Wilkin, Kurt wrote: > > >http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=9211/ddj050201dnn/ > > > > > >"So, with the announcements they have made last year, Microsoft has > >indicated that Longhorn will not be the great .NET innovation that we > >were lead to believe it was from PDC 2003. This indicates to me that > >Microsoft is losing confidence in .NET. When I see the beta of > Longhorn > >(due later this year), I will examine it carefully to see how much of > it > >is implemented with .NET. I suspect very little will be. Here are some > >clues to look for: If Longhorn does not implement the shell, or will > not > >allow you to extend the shell with .NET, then Microsoft has clearly > lost > >their confidence. If Longhorn does not implement any services in .NET, > >then they will indicate (as I do) that .NET is not the right > technology > >for running under the privileges of the LOCALSYSTEM account. > > > > > >Cheers, Kurt. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > > > >This electronic message together with any attachments is confidential > and > >intended for the named recipient's use only. If you are not the > intended > >recipient (i) do not copy, disclose or use the contents in any way, > (ii) > >please let us know by return email immediately then destroy the > message, and > >any hard copies of the message, and any attachments. The sender of > this > >message is not responsible for any changes made to this message and/or > any > >attachments and/or connection linkages to the Internet referred to in > this > >message after it has been sent. Unless otherwise stated, any pricing > >information given in this message and/or attachments is indicative > only, is > >subject to change and does not constitute an offer to buy or sell > securities > >or derivatives at any price quoted. Any reference to the terms of > executed > >transactions should be treated as preliminary only and subject to > separate > >formal written notification. Where reference is made to research > material > >and/or research recommendations, the basis of the provision of such > research > >material and/or recommendations is set out in the relevant disclaimer. > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Offtopic mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/offtopic > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Offtopic mailing list > [email protected] > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/offtopic _______________________________________________ Offtopic mailing list [email protected] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/offtopic
