Re: Linux and WMI

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James Crosswell wrote:

At fist, when I read about WMI, I though - Great! The industry is creating standards and we'll see interoperability...

Yes, and when you look at the bigger picture in relation to Microsoft's enterprise strategy (if you can call it that), WMI is just the tip of the iceberg:)

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Gerry Hickman (London UK)
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