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Alex Charrett wrote: > > To be honest, Windows systems have good and bad aspects, as does > everything else. I rather feel the key to the success of any system is > its ability to interoprate with other systems. > > In these times however no operating > system can exist in isolation. I've been guilty of the Windoze and M$ reference, somewhere, if not here. I think Microsoft's published and leaked documents on their approach to standards show that they believe Windows can operate in isolation, and they are doing their best to enforce it. You can't interoperate if you don't know how protocols are implemented, and if the dominant player doesn't implement or properly support well known standards. I remember a time when networking computers from different vendors was expensive, and it wasn't good for business (The users not the vendors - Digital made millions selling software that let other things talk to their DIGITAL servers). The Microsoft domination of the desktop is the big issue. The World Wide Web is being eroded by increasing numbers of "Microsoft" only sites, to the point where this is becoming an issue for any non-Microsoft surfer. Whilst the one supplier model seems to make interoperability easier, the implementation isn't necessarily better (more secure, robust, sensible), for being controlled by one organisation. When working on Enterprise networking projects it is always amazing just how badly Microsoft do some things from a technical perspective, and how much it has changed between versions (Usually a good indication it wasn't done well in the first place). -- Are you using the Internet to best effect ? www.eighth-layer.com Tel: +44(0)1395 232769 ICQ: 116952768 Moderated discussion of teleworking at news:uk.business.telework -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.