Mac users are probably staying for now because MSN is probably going to make all windows people install their crappy "connection" software. I bet it tracks your browsing habits and searches for pirated MS software. :) They're doing a lot of weird stuff in preparation for the XP launch. .NET is tied into their database stuff now and adds some pretty cool XML caching capabilities, so if you want to use stuff like that to improve the performance of your webservers, you're stuck with MS SQL server, which sucks if you want to move to oracle. > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Layer [mailto:blayer at qwest.net] > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 1:32 PM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] (no subject) > > > Ok, W-T-F?? > > On Fri, 3 Aug 2001 17:59:21 GMT > swalkup at isd.net wrote: > > > http://www.qwest.net/nav4/msn/faq.html > > > > Kinda glad I don't have DSL in my area yet. > > Ok, a couple of quotes from that FAQ: > > >Have Qwest.net Internet Access using an analog dial-up line, > Qwest DSL > 256, Qwest DSL Select, or Qwest DSL Deluxe connection and, > Use the Windows operating system. > > Uh - So windows Users are being migrated... and why praytell > is that? Can anyone explain this? > > > >MAC Customers: MSN is working on a MAC solution for your Internet > >access > needs. Until that time, there will not be any changes to your > Qwest.net Internet Access service. > > Ok.. and Mac users are not? Why would the ISP you use make > any diff to which OS you were running on your end? This is > totally mind-boggling to me... And What about users of other > operating systems? Are they developing a 'solution' for us? > If they are, what is the problem they are trying to solve? > > I am totally in the dark... > > > > -.bill.layer.- > > -.those who are talking don't know, and those who know aren't > talking.- > > -.frogtown.- -.minnesota.- -.u.s.a.- > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-> linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >