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Windows Server 2003 Is A Small Step Forward

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the tide-turn-or-whistling-crickets dept.

b17bmbr writes "According to eWeek, 'The release of Windows Server 2003 is a small step forward for the platform -- an effort that really should be considered Windows 2000 Server Second Edition. With the exception of Internet Information Services 6.0, there aren't any far-reaching or fundamental changes in the product.' And from CNet Microsoft prepares Windows Server ads, 'The ads are geared toward IT managers on tight budgets.' This is probably Microsoft's last chance to turn the tide and take mindset and market share from FOSS."

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  1. Oh no! by MisterFancypants · · Score: 5, Funny
    Microsoft's last chance?

    Oh no!

    Things don't sound so good for those poor guys at Microsoft! I better sell my stock!

  2. so we are paying for a service pack? by narkotix · · Score: 5, Funny

    so all that money and time upgrading our reliable nt4/2k systems is only for iis6 and a pop3 service? hmmm glad my organisation is on volume licensing!

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    We played dungeons and dragons for 3 hours.....then i was slain by an elf
  3. 'The ads are geared toward (IT?) managers on.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I dont think so.
    It will be:
    'The ads are geared toward (IT?) managers on....
    CRACK

  4. Ahhh... upgrades by asdfx · · Score: 5, Funny

    I cannot enumerate the advantages that Windows Me had over 98. I'm sure 2003 will show the same level of advancement over 2000.

  5. super by scot_sd · · Score: 5, Funny

    good thing IIS has proven itself both secure and stable. otherwise, this could really be an issue:

    IIS adds a number of Unix-style playing cards to its hand in this release, including text-file-based configuration, much tighter security defaults, user-level instead of administrator-level privileges, and a kernel-mode HTTP request handler and cache.

    hackers, start your engines...

  6. Maybe it's me... by chriso11 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Am I the only one that thought "IT depts are on tight budgets BECAUSE of Microsoft"?

    Ironic....

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    No, I don't trust in god. He'll have to pay up front, like everybody else.
  7. One Small Step by Lord+Sauron · · Score: 4, Funny

    One small step for security, one giant leap for MS stocks.

  8. Re:Not the first time they did that by ColaMan · · Score: 4, Funny

    *cough* wasn't there a fault in win95A (a timer glitch?) that only let it run for 49 days without locking up?

    And it took 2 years for anyone to notice because , lets face it, win95 got rebooted a whole lot more often than that because of all the other bugs.

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    You are in a twisty maze of processor lines, all alike.
    There is a lot of hype here.
  9. Re:Um, no by Tackhead · · Score: 4, Funny
    > I am running Windows Media Services 9 on Windows Server 2003 RC1. It is simply awesome as a streaming media solution. First of all, if the client is a WMP 9 client.... there is no buffering! Instant start (on broadband only, naturally). Plus, you get a ton of configuration options on the WMS9 side. You can insert adverts automatically, apply all sorts of access control on the media (IP based, user/pass login, DRM, whatever you please)

    *blink*

    Advertisements built into music/videos? DRM? Locked to IP or user/pass combinations?

    You're either astroturfing for Microsoft, or are using some definition of the word "awesome" of which I was previously unaware.

  10. Re:FOSS? by jsse · · Score: 5, Funny

    In fact, it's also a short form of "GNU/Free as in beer, Open Source avocated by EFF and FSF, Software", aka "GNU/FAIBOSABEAFS"

    *rimshot*