According to Microsoft, running a network with more than ten simultaneous connections on a cheaper Windows NTW system is illegal, though technically perfectly feasible. Well, it used to be anyway. PC Computing notes the fundamental irony of this maneuver. Windows still won't work properly, and will still be a nightmare to maintain, but now the ordinary user will be powerless to do anything about it. In case it wasn't already painfully obvious, perpetuating these huge overhead costs is one way Microsoft builds product loyalty on the part of network administrators and consultants, the only people who really count in the Microsoft scheme of things.
Users are an expendable commodity.
Once again, Microsoft promises a better tomorrow, but don't expect them to offer any apologies for today. NT Lies , PC Computing. The basis for the above article. Gates, at Comdex, Touts Windows NT for the Home , Cox News Service. Microsoft set to post patch for NT flaw that brought down its Web site, InfoWorld .