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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RE[5]: Linux and the rest
by Thom_Holwerda on Thu 29th Dec 2005 09:45
in reply to "RE[4]: Linux and the rest"
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RE[6]: Linux and the rest
by PrimalDK on Thu 29th Dec 2005 23:33
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Member since:2005-07-12
Ok. Got it wrong again 
Somebody (ma_d) wrote "It's Thom". Since I don't pay too much attention to who's writing what but more what is written, I guess I took it that signature "ma_d" was you, Thom, writing as a non-OSN staff member.
My fault. Well, The "sorry" should go to "ma_d", I guess.
Confusion is inevitable
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2005-07-12
Sorry, Thom. English is not my native tongue, and the cultural differences are certainly reflected in ones ability to see the fine nuances (used to convey humor) in language too. I might have taken it seriously when it wasn't meant to be.
Nontheless, Gates is indeed called a geek, though, in fact he thrives on the image and his spin doctors and marketing department supports that image. He certainly uses Windows, too, and he certainly likes it and even boasts its superior feature set and capabilities (directly or indirectly), so that would make Windows a geek OS by your definition. But, of course, being the dominant OS can hardly qualify for as niche by any common use of the term.