Apache 2.0: What's New and Who'll Benefit?

[Warren Togami]

http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article/0,,10_952841,00.html

Who can benefit?
Ironically, all of the developments mean the biggest beneficiary of the
release of Apache 2.0 could be Microsoft. Until last fall, the company had
been trying to get its Windows NT users to upgrade to Windows 2000. Now the
latest marketing efforts are currently behind Windows XP. And with the
release of 2.0, Windows users now have a Web server that is specifically
designed to support their platform, yet, is more reliable and secure.
Microsoft could even gain users if portability and compatibility between
platforms were improved to the point that confidence grows in the Windows
OS.  "The Microsoft user is a big winner in the move from 1.3 to 2.0," Rowe
explained.

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