Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 6th Apr 2008 09:38 UTC, submitted by Francis Kuntz
Ars analyses the concept of a modular Windows, and concludes: "Modularization - and the discriminatory pricing it permits - might appeal to accountants and economists. But it is bad for consumers, bad for Windows, and ultimately, bad for Microsoft. A modularized Windows, or worse still, a modularized subscription-based Windows, undermines the purpose and value of the Windows OS. If it comes to pass it will surely sound the death knell of the entire Windows platform."
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2006-10-20
I'm not saying unix-alike is bad, but I do feel it will be unfortunate if the only "man" standing at the end of the OS wars is unix-alike. I'd like to see various other OS implementations appear. I don't want to see the next 20 years be all *nix. A nice varied ecosystem is a good thing, as we've all seen the prevalence of windows systems leading to a hellstorm of viruses/malware. I'm interested in seeing what other vendors/groups can come up with that's neither linux/mac/windows. No system is perfect yet. I'd like to see what people come up with given a chance to explore other models.
Edited 2008-04-06 14:40 UTC