Windows NT 40 vs. Lynix

Windows NT 40 vs. Lynix

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use; each designed with the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of personal computing every day. The Linux operating system is not suitable for mainstream usage by business or home users. Today with Windows NT 4.0, customers can be confident in delivering applications that are scalable, secure, and reliable﷓﷓yet cost effective to deploy and manage. Linux clearly has a long way to go to be competitive with Windows NT 4.0. With the release of the Windows 2000 operating system, Microsoft extends the technical superiority of the platform even further ensuring that customers can deliver the next generation applications to solve their business challenges. In a PC Week Online interview a Microsoft executive expressed what he believes to be fundamental flaws in Linux business model, citing the lack of a broad base of application support and the low level of integration between the OS and its applications.

With all the recent attention around Linux as an operating system, it's important to step back from the hype and look at the reality. First, it's worth noting that Linux is an UNIX﷓like operating system. Linux fundamentally relies on 30﷓year﷓old operating system technology and architecture. Linux was not designed from the ground﷓up to support symmetrical multiprocessing (SMP), graphical user interfaces (GUI), asynchronous I/O, fine﷓grained security model, and many other important characteristics of a mod...

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...on with Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows-based

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terminals are a powerful tool for rapidly deploying centrally managed Windows-based line-of-business or productivity applications across an organization.

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