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Date:      Wed, 24 Jan 2001 14:47:44 +0000
From:      j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org>
To:        Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
Cc:        freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: .net, musings, and assorted ramblings
Message-ID:  <20010124144744.C17236@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20010109193013.0493ab50@localhost>; from brett@lariat.org on Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 07:31:58PM -0700
References:  <20010109182342.A8463@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <4.3.2.7.2.20010109193013.0493ab50@localhost>

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On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 07:31:58PM -0700, Brett Glass wrote:
| It shouldn't really be called .Net, but rather .Not or .Naught.
| 
| It's a "placeholder" strategy while Mr. Ballmer tries to figure out
| what Microsoft can conquer next.... And while Microsoft fights to get
| the DoJ case thrown out on appeal. (All of the moves that'd be
| most advantageous to Microsoft right now would prejudice that
| case.)

Funny you should say that.  Supposedly .net is to be a competitor against
Java.   After reading about the settlement with Sun in the news today, I can
see why they have been planning this.



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