As Microsoft prepares developers and independent software vendors for Longhorn, the next version of its Windows operating system, the company wants to wean them off older Windows programming models.
CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the next version of Windows won't necessarily determine the outcome of the jockeying among Microsoft, IBM, Sun and BEA.
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Microsoft's fiercest foes--Java software providers--are showing growing admiration for their powerful rival.
Microsoft is seeking to distance itself from Java rivals with tools designed to streamline how Windows-based business software is built and used.
As Microsoft focuses on merging its Web browser and operating system software, open-source competitors are mulling a proposal to join forces and beat the software giant to the punch.
The company aims to turn up the heat on Java rivals with plans for software that could simplify the creation of heavy-duty Web services applications.
Microsoft's S. "Soma" Somasegar plots a course for making Windows and .Net software the cutting-edge favourite of developers.
The next instalment of Windows will act as the cornerstone in Microsoft's ongoing battle with IBM and Linux.
The companies bridge a networking-system rift, while customers hope more such collaborations are on the way.
COMMENTARY -- Longhorn will be immensely popular once it is released, because Longhorn is revolutionary technology that makes desktop computing better.
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