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Re: Internet Exploder 4.0 for UNIX
Hi!
This issue is not off topic! I think it is very important issue for
us, although I am not sure if it is good or not (look at my title).
Anyway, I want to make a small summary, and by the way, to thank the
people who answered the question about Ultra-DMA.
1. One subscriber claimed that the message was too long; I want to
apologize! (I couldn't mention URL - like the other sources I
mentioned - because the article was extracted using POST method)
2. I don't agree to the speculation about MS's reason. MS claims that
lack of multi-platform support, prevented them from entering into
big organizations/Intranets. Because of my experience, I know it
is true. I know about big organizations in Israel, that chose
Netscape, only because of MS's lack of support for UNIX/Win3.11.
3. Although I developed the Hebrew support for Netscape, I must admit
that it may be a positive step for the UNIX community, of course
depending on the quality (don't forget! Netscape still crash
frequently, and is known for its severe memory leaks, so Netscape
is not better than MS). I know that we all used to hate MS and to
love NS, but one of the main reasons was NS's support for UNIX
(which MS lacked). If MS will support UNIX, there is one less
reason to hate them (remember what Steve Jobs said?)
4. Regarding to Linux (and SCO(*)/Solaris-x86/FreeBSD/etc.), the
story is different, anyway, and I agree with Frodo. These systems
compete directly with MS, so I don't think MS will have ports for
them...
(*) The Bill(tm) still has its own 11% of SCO, but this is
negative for sure :-)
--
Eli Marmor
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