Waiting on Windows

 

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As Microsoft prepares to lay itself on the line with the launch of Windows 2000, computer makers are already showing confidence in the new corporate operating system. "Windows 2000 is a bet-the-ranch product for Microsoft." - John Connors, chief financial officer, Microsoft

Computer makers gear up for Windows 2000 It's a week before the launch, but that isn't stopping Hewlett-Packard and others from releasing new computers running the corporate operating system. New Windows Me expected in May Microsoft's next consumer operating system, dubbed Windows Me, could debut as early as May 26, according to a new report. Windows 2000 at "core" of Microsoft strategy Microsoft will overhaul virtually its entire corporate software strategy starting with the Windows 2000 operating system, the company's new chief financial officer says, and everything is on the line.