What was dotnet know as before ?

What is Dotnet ?

Microsoft .NET is Microsoft's new Internet strategy.

.NET was originally called NGWS.

what ...! yes, I wrote it correct ... It was called as ....NGWS

NGWS - Next Generation Windows Services

Before the official announcement of .NET, the term NGWS was used for Microsoft's plans for producing an "Internet-based platform of Next Generation Windows Services".

The following was Steve Ballmer's quote ,January 2000:-

"Delivering an Internet-based platform of Next Generation Windows Services (NGWS) is the top priority of our company. The breakthroughs we’re talking about here include changes to the programming model, to the user interface, to the application integration model, the file system, new XML schema....."