From: "Robert Comer" 

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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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Nice dig, but Geo has it partly right, =
it's what XP=20
is designed to do that NT4 wasn't -- Product activation, integrated = Messenger=20
and WMP (for the masses, it doesn't mean squat we don't need that at = work as a=20
vulnerability point)  Also XP is somewhat more designed to run =
games, well,=20
I don't need that at work and don't need that ability taking up space on = my hard=20
drives.
 
It all comes down to XP being a =
consumer targeted=20
OS and NT4 was most certainly not.
 
- Bob Comer
 
 

  "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:3e46fccf{at}w3.nls.net...
     I have
no doubt that one =
(only one)=20
  goal of Windows XP Home Edition was to supercede Windows Me on =
consumer=20
  desktops.  Robert though made a quite broader claim regarding the =
overall=20
  goals and not of this product but Windows XP Professional and Windows =
NT=20
  Workstation 4.0.  I'm sure Robert will clear this up when he =
tells us all=20
  the goals of these two products.  I'm particularly interested in =
what=20
  goals Windows NT Workstation 4.0 had that Windows XP did =
not.
   
  Rich
   
  

    "Tony Ingenoso" <tonyiNOSPAM{at}attglobal.net&g=">mailto:tonyiNOSPAM{at}attglobal.net">tonyiNOSPAM{at}attglobal.net&g=
t;=20
    wrote in message news:3e46ed08{at}w3.nls.net...
    Easy - produce a consumer market =
acceptable OS=20
    so the 9x code base could be retired.  That there was no =
corresponding=20
    touchy-feely 9x release speaks volumes.
     
    W2K was/is perfectly
acceptable for =
the vast=20
    majority of business uses, but didn't have the Mr Rogers =
neighborhood=20
    ambiance of XP to appeal to the drooling masses.  With 9x =
hitting the=20
    showers, and apparently no plans for a strictly business oriented =
product, a=20
    unification product was mandatory [I don't consider XP pro as being =
business=20
    oriented the way W2K is]
    

      "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:3e46e3cf{at}w3.nls.net...
        
Facinating.  =
Can you spell=20
      out these goals clearly?
       
      Rich
       

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