[Leaplist] microsoft / novell -- Windows NT did *NOT* run MS Office! (don't over-market for Microsoft)

[Bryan J. Smith]

William Warren wrote:
> "What has it always stood to gain, in every deal Microsoft has ever
> made? When Windows NT was first introduced to the enterprise, analysts
> predicted some form of the new operating system would inevitably
> succeed, not because it was good, and not because it was functional, but
> because at some level, customers needed to run Microsoft Office.

And did Windows NT 3.1 or 3.50 run Office?  *NO*!  It did *NOT* work
with MS Office 4.x well at all (especially not 3.1)!  And they did
*NOT* run MS Office 7.0 (95) at all!

Windows NT 3.51 "Daytona" ran MS Office 7.0 (95) like _crap_.  It
*UTTERLY*FALIED)* Microsoft's own "Designed for Windows NT"
logo/certification program.  Windows NT 4.0 "Cairo" did *NOT* do much
better, and MS Office 8.0 (97 had similar issues).

I busted my ass supporting Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0 and it was a
*TOTAL*NIGHTMARE*!

> For that, they needed Windows. So even if Microsoft were to lose money
> selling Windows, they concluded, Microsoft could eventually succeed,
> because Windows is the platform for Office.

But Windows NT was *NOT* that platform.
*ONLY* "Chicago" (DOS) Windows was (i.e., Windows 95/98).

Don't be an ignorant Linux user and do marketing for Microsoft.
Windows NT was a _major_ PITA to support before NT 5.0 (2000), and
even it had compatibility issues versus "Chicago" (DOS) Windows.