Re: tlug: Hustling NT 5 out the door

[John De Hoog <washi@example.com>]

Jonathan Byrne - 3Web <jq@example.com> wrote:

> According to this ZDNet article, MS claims it will have NT 5 beta 3 out by
> Thanksgiving and is making noises about releasing NT 5 in 1999 Q1.  The
> article says they are dumping features in order to get something shippable out
> the door on schedule.   Could it be that they're feeling pressured by Linux on
> one side and the latest Netware on the other?
> 
> Clearly, they don't want to allow the window of opportunity for Linux that
> would open up with a late 1999 or 2000 release of NT 5, but if they dump
> enough promised features just to ship in Q1, they'll be opening the window
> anyway, in the form of a gutted product that makes buyers wait for NT 5.1 (or
> .2 or .3) and doubtless pay more for it just to get what was promised for 5.0
> but not delivered.

What, specifically, are the features that are being "dumped"? I read
a few months ago that the feature list for 5.0 had been closed; is it
being pared down further than that? Also, have you used NT5.0 beta 2
long enough to know how it stacks up against, say, Linux?

While we're on the subject of upgrades, was TurboLinux 2.0 a free
upgrade from 1.0? What about 3.0? It seems to me some of your statement
above could be applied to at least some Linux distributions as well.

(Then again, I didn't come to a Linux group expecting anything from MS
to get fair treatment.)

Here's a different view, for those who are interested.
http://www.internet-nexus.com/nt5/ntws5b2_review.html

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