From: "Robert Comer" 

I most certainly did.

>It all comes down to XP being a consumer targeted OS and NT4 was most
certainly not.

That's what I said and meant.

>All you have to offer is that Windows XP Professional has a superset of the
capabilities of Windows NT Workstation 4.0.

A superset that compromises its usability for my purposes.

>   Are you even going to try or shall we all accept that you were just
bullshitting?

Nope, not going to try any more after this, arguing with you is like
arguing with a rabid pit bull. (all bite and no logic.)

- Bob Comer



"Rich"  wrote in message news:3e472168{at}w3.nls.net...
   You still have failed to state the goal of either Windows XP Professional
or Windows NT Workstation 4.0.  All you have to offer is that Windows XP
Professional has a superset of the capabilities of Windows NT Workstation
4.0.

   Are you even going to try or shall we all accept that you were just
bullshitting?

Rich

"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
news:3e471302{at}w3.nls.net...
Nice dig, but Geo has it partly right, it's what XP is designed to do that
NT4 wasn't -- Product activation, integrated Messenger and WMP (for the
masses, it doesn't mean squat we don't need that at work as a vulnerability
point)  Also XP is somewhat more designed to run games, well, I don't need
that at work and don't need that ability taking up space on my hard drives.

It all comes down to XP being a consumer targeted OS and NT4 was most certainly not.

- Bob Comer


"Rich"  wrote in message news:3e46fccf{at}w3.nls.net...
   I have no doubt that one (only one) goal of Windows XP Home Edition was
to supercede Windows Me on consumer desktops.  Robert though made a quite
broader claim regarding the overall goals and not of this product but
Windows XP Professional and Windows NT Workstation 4.0.  I'm sure Robert
will clear this up when he tells us all the goals of these two products.
I'm particularly interested in what goals Windows NT Workstation 4.0 had
that Windows XP did not.

Rich

"Tony Ingenoso"  wrote in
message news:3e46ed08{at}w3.nls.net...
Easy - produce a consumer market acceptable OS so the 9x code base could be
retired.  That there was no corresponding touchy-feely 9x release speaks
volumes.

W2K was/is perfectly acceptable for the vast majority of business uses, but
didn't have the Mr Rogers neighborhood ambiance of XP to appeal to the
drooling masses.  With 9x hitting the showers, and apparently no plans for
a strictly business oriented product, a unification product was mandatory
[I don't consider XP pro as being business oriented the way W2K is]
"Rich"  wrote in message news:3e46e3cf{at}w3.nls.net...
   Facinating.  Can you spell out these goals clearly?

Rich

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