<< Windows .NET is the final name for codename "Whistler" if you didn't know that. This is where 9x and NT come together. Based on XML standards. I can't explain it >>
Ha-ha-ha. Very funny. Whistler is the codename for NT5.1. Dot NET is not where 9x and NT come together. 9x and NT are operating systems, whereas Dot NET is a service. As an aside, 9x and NT will never come together...one will be either 32 bit or 64 bit, the other is doomed to 16 bit.
The part where you said you can't explain it...I totally believe you.