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Gates Admits Stripped Down Windows Possible

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the well-of-course-it-is dept.

ChristTrekker writes "The Financial Times reports that Bill Gates admitted a stripped-down Windows is possible after all." This kinda contradicts a lot of other stuff he's been saying. There's a few bits in the article worth a read.

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  1. Re:The Truth by dhogaza · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Given that Gates testified one day earlier, that it was impossible, and made similar claims in his 163 page written testimony, it is an important issue.

    But of course from reading your response we can tell that you haven't followed Gates testimony but are just hand-waving, can't we?

  2. Nyet! by Mulletproof · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Because we're all communist. Equality for all. Just some are a bit mor equal than others. ;)

    Seriously, though, you hit the nail on the head. This whole excercise in modular ability is a huge waste of tax-payer money.

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  3. Re:Hmm.... interesting. by spectecjr · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    And what is the URL for the website with the secret, undocumented APIs?

    http://127.0.0.1/YourOnAcid/

    WHAT undocumented 'secret' APIs.

    You show me ONE feature that can't be implemented by an external developer to the same quality and performance as Microsoft attain.

    You tell me what supposed secret API that uses.

    Big fat clue for you: There isn't one. If you think there is, you're on so much crack that your nose is about to explode.

    Simon

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  4. Re:The Truth by moncyb · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ...or forced upon a company by Tha Man...

    I thought Microsoft was "Tha Man"! ;-)

    Stripping down Windows may indeed cripple Microsoft and traumatize the computer industry as Microsoft pundits claim

    Boo hoo. An "industry" that has been screwing over it's customers for nearly a decade may be tramatized. That should not even be considered in the case. If Microsoft and the companies that have been riding their coattails all go down in flames, then that would be a good thing. The real companies producing real products will just port their software/hardware over to other operating systems--assuming they haven't already done so...

  5. Re:One thing to say, that I've been saying all alo by sheldon · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    And yet it is the strip down version implemented by 98micro which the renegade states and all the slashbots are proposing Microsoft be forced to release.

    What is interesting is that this contradicts one of the other proposed constraints, that being that Microsoft can't release a version of Windows that breaks third party products. Weird how the states and slashbots haven't thought through their remedies.