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RE: OT: Microsoft XP

From: Boivin, Patrice J <BoivinP_at_mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 05:02:52 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.00377FDC.20010827041527@fatcity.com>

"Taking Java out" ?

What about Jinitiator? Will that still work?

And the JRE?

I guess I'll have to try it to find out.

Patrice Boivin
Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA)

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Eric D. Pierce [SMTP:PierceED_at_csus.edu]
        Sent:   Friday, August 24, 2001 5:40 PM
        To:     Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
        Subject:        Re: OT: Microsoft XP

        http://www.w2knews.com/

        --- excerpt ---
        ...

           BillG Was Waiting Five Years For This

           Coming Friday the 24-th of August, Microsoft will deliver the
final Windows XP code to PC makers
           accompanied with some more PR hoopla than usual for an RTM.
Chairman BillG and VP Jim Allchin, (both
           Windows hawks) will participate in a stunt that involves
helicopters that will circle the Redmond campus while
           the two honcho's hand over WXP to PC makers. The choppers will
have WXP and major PC maker logo's
           slapped on. 

           This is the final fulfillment of Bill's dream: a unified code
base for both consumer and commercial products. He
           must be a happy man 'cause the delays have been plenty. Windows
2000 was supposed to do this already, and
           he's been wanting this well before W2K was even designed. WXP is
built on the NT kernel, and basically is NT
           V5.1. It's good it's early: it will grab some late back-to-school
sales and create a happy holiday eXPerience for
           Christmas shoppers. 

           We'll finally have a client OS that is as reliable as the server
side. This is a good thing. The fact you might need
           a major hardware upgrade to run it may not be so good for
budgets. But the major press WXP has gotten
           relates more to the integration of the MS Passport service, its
Windows Media Player, the new messenger
           features, the photo imaging software and plug-and-play camera
support, taking Java out, and of course the
           controversial Windows Product Activation (WPA). Also, keep in
mind more features will be added later via
           Service Packs. But be aware of crashes due to incompatible
drivers. With new machines this will not be a
           problem, but with upgrades you might be confronted with some
nasty surprises.

           MS pushed Release Candidate 1 (RC1) to beta testers early July, and RC2 came out later that same month.

           These went so well that a third RC was not deemed necessary. You'll see it appear factory installed on shiny

           new boxes late September. An interview with Jim Allchin is on the Windows 2000 magazine site over here:

           http://www.w2knews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=082301-WXPInterview

        [mostly fluff:
http://www.win2000mag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=22207 ]

        [more XP articles:
http://www.win2000mag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?TopicID=1052 ]

>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: Kevin Lange <kgel_at_ppoone.com>
> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 15:32:29 -0500
> Subject: OT: Microsoft XP

        [via ORACLE-L Digest -- Volume 2001, Number 236]

> Has anyone heard of all the troubles that the new version of
Microsoft is

> having getting released ??

        ...

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