[NTLUG:Discuss] CCIA White Paper -- MS Win 2000 ServerDomination

[Chris Cox]

I will incorporate some of this material in the
"Software Slavery" presentation given at the
Open Source Symposium of the ITEC (sponsored by NTLUG)
June 21-22.

Regards,
Chris


Stuart Yarus wrote:
> 
> Doug,
> 
> Thank you for your observations.  They make interesting reading and fodder
> for thought.
> 
> Would you be interested in sending your notes and comments to DFWUUG also?
> I am sure the folks there would also be interested.
> 
> At 01:48 AM 05/25/2000 -0600, you wrote:
> >I've just come across a "white paper" published by the CCIA, the Computer
> >& Communications Industry Association.  Its title is:  "Microsoft Windows
> >2000: Blueprint for Domination".  It's located at:
> >http://www.ccianet.org/Win2000web.html
> >
> >It's a very *lengthy* document; maybe it would be something interesting
> >to read over a long Memorial Day holiday.  I haven't seen much notice of
> >this in the press.
> >
> >I've not read the entire thing; only skimmed it so far, awhile ago this
> >evening.  It appears to be an analysis of how CCIA thinks M$ is using Win
> >2000 Professional and Server, together, to achieve server domination
> >(and, perhaps, to reinforce its desktop domination).  The paper seems to
> >make quite a bit about how technologies steadily are bundled into Win 2K,
> >such that they only work best with the other -- Pro with Server, or vice
> >versa -- "embrace and extend".  It offers several analyses of products or
> >features -- item by item -- working better, or worse, with M$ or non-M$
> >products.
> >
> >Quoting one paragraph:
> >""The implications of Windows 2000 for consumers and businesses are
> >monumental. The concern is not simply about whether choices exist among
> >word processing programs or browsers. It is about design and control of
> >the most fundamental patterns for computing, networked communications,
> >electronic commerce, and more. It is about forcing consumers to accept
> >products they don’t want or need, and preventing other innovations from
> >ever seeing the light of day. And it raises serious questions: What
> >opportunities will be available? What
> >information will be accessible? At what cost?"
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