Harry isn't the only one who prefers a Non-Windows operating system


April 10, 2008 (Computerworld) Calling the situation "untenable" and
describing Windows as "collapsing," a pair of Gartner analysts yesterday
said Microsoft Corp. must make radical changes to its operating system
or risk becoming a has-been.

http://www.computerworld.com/action/...intsrc=hm_list

Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:


April 10, 2008 (Computerworld) Calling the situation "untenable" and
describing Windows as "collapsing," a pair of Gartner analysts yesterday
said Microsoft Corp. must make radical changes to its operating system
or risk becoming a has-been.






Wow...Reggie has been studying news clips again. Not operating
systems...news clips. Impressive.

On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:48:50 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
"Reggie is Here wrote:

Harry isn't the only one who prefers a Non-Windows operating system


April 10, 2008 (Computerworld) Calling the situation "untenable" and
describing Windows as "collapsing," a pair of Gartner analysts yesterday
said Microsoft Corp. must make radical changes to its operating system
or risk becoming a has-been.

http://www.computerworld.com/action/...intsrc=hm_list

It's kind of interesting. I've seen Vista machines run fine and Vista
machines that run like over loaded 386s.

Hard to understand it.

On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:28:34 +0000, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:


http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?
command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9076698&intsrc= hm_list

It's kind of interesting. I've seen Vista machines run fine and Vista
machines that run like over loaded 386s.

Hard to understand it.

IMO, that article is quite right. Besides the hypervisor, Windows 7 is
to be based on a minimal kernel, MinWin.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7

The question is, will it be enough? I also find it quite humorous. If
you want to see what those great "innovators" in Redmond, will propose as
the latest and greatest in a year or two, look here, now:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xen

On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:47:47 -0500, wrote:

On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:28:34 +0000, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:


http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?
command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9076698&intsrc =hm_list

It's kind of interesting. I've seen Vista machines run fine and Vista
machines that run like over loaded 386s.

Hard to understand it.

IMO, that article is quite right. Besides the hypervisor, Windows 7 is
to be based on a minimal kernel, MinWin.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7

The question is, will it be enough? I also find it quite humorous. If
you want to see what those great "innovators" in Redmond, will propose as
the latest and greatest in a year or two, look here, now:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xen

Any software system that uses terms like paravirtualization,
hypercall, hypervisor, sandboxed guest system, is going to be too
complex for the average user because you just know that more terms
will be invented that make no sense and just confuse the issue.

On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:08:05 +0000, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:


Any software system that uses terms like paravirtualization, hypercall,
hypervisor, sandboxed guest system, is going to be too complex for the
average user because you just know that more terms will be invented that
make no sense and just confuse the issue.

But isn't that half of any tech sector? I've known more than one
"techie" who kept his job by knowing the lingo. You may not know squat,
but throwout some big terms, and you can BS the civilians. ;-)

On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:47:47 -0500, thunder wrote:

On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:28:34 +0000, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:


http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?
command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9076698&intsrc= hm_list

It's kind of interesting. I've seen Vista machines run fine and Vista
machines that run like over loaded 386s.

Hard to understand it.

IMO, that article is quite right. Besides the hypervisor, Windows 7 is
to be based on a minimal kernel, MinWin.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7

The question is, will it be enough? I also find it quite humorous. If
you want to see what those great "innovators" in Redmond, will propose as
the latest and greatest in a year or two, look here, now:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xen

I see the humor in it also. I feel I'm ready for the great innovation to
happen now.