EU wil Microsoft nu formeel aanklagen

Heel logisch dat Microsoft wil dat alleen Windows-systemen met die Windows 2000-servers gaan praten.

Als je voor elk besturingssysteem, elk thirdparty proggel, elk debiele joystick, elk ander dingetje ondersteuning moet gaan maken,

is dit bepaald niet positief voor de stabiliteit.

Microsoft mag toch zelf wel weten...

The ultimate result is that some innovations that would truly benefit consumers never occur for the sole reason that they do not coincide with Microsoft’s self interest.

Much of the new functionality in Windows 2000 Professional involves features that require a Windows 2000 Server for full functionality.

For end users, everyday functions like signing on to a network, installing software remotely and IntelliMirror require the installation of Windows 2000 Server

Without both Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Professional IntelliMirror features that allow users' data, software, and settings to follow them, do not work correctly. IntelliMirror features are integrated components of the Windows 2000 operating system. There are three primary features of IntelliMirror: (1) User Data Management; (2) Software Installation and Maintenance; and (3) User Settings.

Information from other directories such as Novell’s NDS or LDAP can be replicated into Active Directory and the end user can view and access other resources outside of the Microsoft Windows network of computers. Unfortunately for IT management, this requires the setup and maintenance of at least two different directory systems and server operating systems as well as a reliable replication mechanism between the two directories.

The need for two directory and operating systems is caused by Active Directory’s built-in technology lockout. Once Active Directory is installed for a group or domain of networked computers, no other directory services can easily operate or be accessed by that group of computers. In previous versions of Windows NT Server, the NT Registry was the directory service and requests for directory information intended for the NT registry could be "redirected" to a third party network directory such as Novell’s NDS. This redirection allowed IT managers the flexibility to maintain just one directory service for the network enterprise.

With Active Directory, this flexibility is lost and, in fact, warrants either a full-fledged migration from a user’s current server operating system (if using a non-Windows 2000 Server operating system) or purchasing, setting up and maintaining a separate Windows 2000 Server operating system.