CNET.com laat weten dat er tóch (Novell) netwerktechnologie komt te zitten in MS Windows Me (Millennium Edition), de opvolger van Windows 98. Eerder wou Microsoft geen Novell Netware support in deze versie geven om meer consumenten te dwingen het duurdere Windows 2000 te kopen. Na golven van kritiek zijn onze monopolisten tot inkeer gekomen.
"Based on feedback from partners and customers, we'll put it back in," said Shawn Sanford, a product manager at Microsoft. The third beta version of Windows Me, released to testers last week, included support for Novell Netware, he said.
The controversy emerges from a conflict between Microsoft's stated plans and customer demand. Windows Me is the first operating system from Microsoft solely dedicated to the home PC user. Networking software from Banyan and Novell--which allows owners to connect PCs to servers, printers and other office computers in corporate networks--is made primarily for businesses.
Ehh... "way to go, Bill"?