Linked by Eli Gottlieb on Wed 28th Dec 2005 13:29 UTC
Right now the situation for developers of minor operating systems seems somewhat bleak. Windows and the Unixes compete in the server world, and Windows and MacOS X compete on the desktop. Linux even gets ported to every embedded device, leaving few niches for the hobbyist or sidelined operating system developer. Some have even gone so far as to say that New Operating Systems Won't Stand a Chance. As anyone who reads OSNews can tell you, however there are a wealth of new systems with new ideas that just aren't taking off. Given all these new ideas some - like capability security from EROS for example - should be good enough to catch on, so why aren't they?
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2005-07-06
Its WAY more than any problem with device drivers, thats delusional.
The problem is that people are sheep, and will refuse to try something new (aka not-windows) even if they could loose weight, find love, and get rich by using something else they STILL WOULD keep using windows. I had a guy the other day say "Man, you ever use that Mac stuff its all backwards". Like apparently anyone who uses Mac's have aids or something. He was all serious and shit too, like its a big scary vodoo computer or something. Cracked me up, but THAT is what your dealing with in the real world.