But unless Windows XP is immensely better than Windows 2000, Microsoft is going to lose. Jim Allchin said that Microsoft can make a better operating system than Linux. Well, this is Microsoft's big chance. Its Luna interface actually is cleaner and more usable. The Start button is neon green.
Load time is faster, and more than one person can be logged in at the same time.
These features certainly will compel me and a million other people to upgrade, but I'm not sure if XP is that clutch product that sets Microsoft years ahead in the operating system race. And that's exactly what Microsoft needs right now. Let me know in the TalkBack below. Roger Dodger Let's be realistic here. David Coursey wonders if Sun's alliance spark another corporate battle.