From the words of Bill Gates himself, he is trying to create "a programmable network, programs talking to programs. and server to server or server to client... including peer to peer..".. based on XML and other languages such as VB.Net and a whole lotta other stuff (C# and stuff) to tie in different programs and allow these "services" to communicate with each other.. I know I didn't get what this whole.NET thing was either, until I read what Bill himself said in PCMagazine, September 4, 2001 issue (page 164) I know this may not make sense now, but I do think he's a bit on to something.. One thing's for sure, in the past couple of years, you gotta remember never to underestimate Bill.
Hey, how's this for things that might be important in OS'es in the 21st century: operating systems that don't spread viruses thru use of retarded end users; and that don't have any security holes in them?
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From the words of Bill Gates himself, he is trying to create "a programmable network, programs talking to programs. and server to server or server to client. .. including peer to peer..".. based on XML and other languages such as VB.Net and a whole lotta other stuff (C# and stuff) to tie in different programs and allow these "services" to communicate with each other.. I know I didn't get what this whole .NET thing was either, until I read what Bill himself said in PCMagazine, September 4, 2001 issue (page 164) I know this may not make sense now, but I do think he's a bit on to something.. One thing's for sure, in the past couple of years, you gotta remember never to underestimate Bill.
Hey, how's this for things that might be important in OS'es in the 21st century: operating systems that don't spread viruses thru use of retarded end users; and that don't have any security holes in them?