[LINK] Microsoft .Net plans

[Jan Whitaker]

At 01:07 PM 28/11/00 +1100, stephen loosley wrote:
>But user support has been patchy, Microsoft officials admitted, 
>particularly given the associated cost, the need to be connected to the 
>Web, and that users' sensitive files are stored remotely..

Interesting statement - connected to the Web.
As someone who recently had TWO ISPs with faults [outgoing from One.net.au 
crashed for over 24 hours so I couldn't send and the mailserver on my 
Primenet account was down so I couldn't collect either or telnet to it to 
send], I would be VERY averse to relying on a network access to 
'productivity' software.  Seems like adding 'points of failure' is the 
exact opposite direction that people who rely on computers for work would 
want to take.

I wonder what the definition of 'user' is, too.  Is it the business IT 
manager or truly the actual user of the services.  We've decided on a 
project recently that that is an important question when reading these 
sorts of stories.

Jan

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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