“We expect to release Windows 2000 perhaps as early as the end
of this year,” Raikes told reporters at an Israeli technology
conference, adding that a worldwide official launch was planned for
February 17. “We expect to have released the software prior to that
event….”
“He said Microsoft was closely watching the trends in the
industry and particularly the “great deal of attention” that Linux
was receiving….”
“Raikes said Linux did not yet have a large percentage of
the client operating system market and that Microsoft’s emphasis on
research and development gave its customers a more reliable
platform than that of Linux.“