[svlug] Microsoft Again?

[Sam Talebbeik]

Karl,

Other folks on the forum have given very good technical replies to your
question
from a browser point of view.

As far as the operating system market is concerned, you are right.
Linux and Java are clearly on their radar screen. Windows 2000 is the
response
to Linux and .NET is the response to Java. The following news links
provide
more information:

http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20010110S0006

http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=464938

   Regards,
   Sam


"Karl F. Larsen" wrote:
> 
>         I have been on 2 web sites and when I tried to see another page a
> panel came up and said " Only 95/98, NT and 2000 can use this" and then
> turned off the page. One web site is YAHOO. It's off the financial page.
> 
>         I learned that Linux has 17% of the operating systen market now
> and I think Microsoft is launching a war against it.
> 
>         Does anyone know how a web server can tell the user is not a
> windows user? I tried both Netscape 4.61 and 6.0 beta and the web server
> detected I was not using windows.
> 
> Yours Truly,
> 
>          - Karl F. Larsen, k5di at arrl.net  (505) 524-3303  -
> 
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