Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 5th Jul 2007 09:19 UTC
After interviewing Axel Dorfler yesterday, in this second installment of Five Questions, we interview Robert Szeleney, the main driving force behind SkyOS. SkyOS has been in development since the late '90s, but for the past few years, it has seen rapid development. Read on for Robert's answers to the Five Questions.
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RE[4]: Looking forward.
by Anonymous Penguin on Thu 5th Jul 2007 22:38
in reply to "RE[3]: Looking forward."
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I think that's more than just a little presumptuous – especially given that at the moment it's one of the cheapest commercial OSs
People only buy Windows (except when they pirate it, and except when they get it with a new computer: they still pay for it, but they are not fully aware) and, very occasionally, OS X updates.
They expect to get every other OS for free. And let's be honest, sometimes they get something really good for free. Take Debian as an example, which supports 11 Architectures, with over 20,000 applications available for each one.
Concluding: even €30 is a lot for people who aren't used to pay, especially considering that SkyOS is bound to have few apps and limited hardware support.
Edited 2007-07-05 22:40
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2007-03-26
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I think that's more than just a little presumptuous – especially given that at the moment it's one of the cheapest commercial OSs.
It would have been nice if you went into a little more detail to explain why you're predicting it such a demise.