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ZDNet: Jesse Berst — Why Windows 2000 Is Already A Failure

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 23, 1999

Thanks to Bill
Greenwood
for this link.

“In public, Microsoft trumpets the new Windows 2000 as an
amazing achievement. In private, it treats it like a failure. And
has already taken steps to end its outmoded, one-size-fits-all
strategy.

“If you’re betting your business on which Microsoft operating
system to buy next, then you’ll want to know the *real* status of
Win2000. And the *real* plans for its successor.”

Complete
story
.

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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