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Operating Systems of the Future

Posted by timothy on from the at-last-nirvana dept.

An anonymous reader writes: "'Imagine computers in a group providing disk storage for their users, transparently swapping files and optimizing their collective performance, all with no central administration.' Computerworld is predicting that over the next 10 years, operating systems will become highly distributed and 'self-healing,' and they'll collaborate with applications, making application programmers' jobs easier."

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  1. Re:OT: Why it is no longer humorous at all by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Thanks for posting at 2 and adding nothing to the discussion.

    Oh, and adding "OT" to your subject doesn't give you the right to post off-topic.

    May you be stung be three paper wasps.

  2. Re:Amen again Brother! by Hatechall · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Remember NT 4 SP 6? [Shivver] I don't want MS "self-healing" my machine!

    I'm sorry, but I am not aware of the problem in NT4SP6. Could someone fill me in here?

  3. My predictions by Hal-9001 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I bet that, over the next ten years, operating systems from Microsoft will become bigger, slower, more invasive, and less secure than ever before. Anyone want to take me up on that bet? :-p

    --
    "It take 9 months to bear a child, no matter how many women you assign to the job."