BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : OCTOBER 30, 2000 ISSUE
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The Windows Defenders and the.Net Advocates


THE WINDOWS DEFENDERS

"As .Net becomes real, the focus needs to be on keeping the PC important." -- BRIAN VALENTINE, Senior vice-president in charge of Windows

".Net services will never be as rich [separately] as they are when used with Windows." -- JAMES ALLCHIN, Group vice-president in charge of operating systems


THE .NET ADVOCATES

"Developers should write programs for more than just Windows." -- TOD NIELSEN, CEO of Crossgain and former Microsoft developer guru

"Microsoft wins when we change the rules of the game." -- CHARLES FITZGERALD, Director of business development



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