“Not surprisingly, one area Microsoft wants to charge up on is
marketing the platform’s capabilities. Formal studies that
highlight Windows 2000’s total cost of ownership as well as
performance statistics against competing platforms will become more
prevalent in the coming months.
“Ed Muth, program manager at Microsoft, said Windows 2000
performance on two- and four-way servers needs to be highlighted.
Allchin added that performance on eight-way servers will be
“stunning.”
“Nail down the chickens,” said Muth. “We’re coming.”