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The Register: Microsoft under pressure now to finish NT 5.0 beta 3 by Thanksgiving

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 25, 1998

If Microsoft succeeds in fulfilling its promise, the final
release is likely early in the New Year. But Microsoft is under
pressure from a number of different players, not least of which is
Intel.

Intel has given its explicit backing to the Linux operating
system and developers are rushing to develop USB drivers for the
contender.

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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