Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 17th Apr 2008 21:53 UTC
Novell and Ximian Novell's Nat Friedman told InternetNews.com: "The basic concept here is that the standalone operating system is dead." Friedman is Novell's Chief Technology Officer. He added: "The days in which people buy operating systems on their own and then build a stack from there [...] will look like home-built automobiles in the future - people aren't going to do this anymore." This is not the first time some big company predicts the end of the traditional operating system.
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RE: I don't
by Lu-Tze on Fri 18th Apr 2008 04:20 UTC in reply to "I don't"
Lu-Tze
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2006-01-10

"The 640kb should be enough for anyone" quote is just an internet myth. He never actually said that. And in his defense, why would he say such a potentially unprofitable thing anyway. :-)

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RE[2]: I don't
by bogomipz on Fri 18th Apr 2008 18:07 in reply to "RE: I don't"
bogomipz Member since:
2005-07-11

Umm, maybe because that was the limit of the operating system he was selling, and he was not selling hardware?

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