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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Member since:2006-02-15
Windows is going to sux no matter what it does. Anything that comes out of Intellectual Property based Software Development company has to sux.
Wow what a smart and insightful comment. I feel totally enlightened.
But seriously, I am Linux fangirl all the way but I still do think Windows XP nowadays is a good OS too. I have managed to crash it only once this year and it isn't too slow compared to Linux either. Oh, and have you f.ex. seen their Surface thing? I do think that's a pretty cool idea and will probably get lots of buyers. Sooner or later other companies will try to duplicate it, too. So, that kind of nullifies your comment.
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2008-02-26
Windows is going to sux no matter what it does. Anything that comes out of Intellectual Property based Software Development company has to sux.