O'Reilly Thinks Mac OS X May Be the 'Next Big Thing'

Arkham writes "Tim O'Reilly gave a speech at WWDC called 'Watching the Alpha Geeks: Mac OS X and the next big thing', in which he suggested that Apple is doing the right things to be a big success. Specifically, Apple should continue to 1) adhere to standards, 2) keep things small and modular, and 3) document as you go -- man pages and RFCs. Anyone who has used Mac OS X can see that Apple is trying hard to be a good open-source citizen (for example, the new zero-config Rendezvous technology). The question is, at what point will these efforts pay off (more users, and thus more money)?" What is this "money" you speak of?

Comments

Yeah, Bay Be!

[Serial Troller]

O'Reilly Thinks Mac OS X Bay Be the 'Next Big Thing'
Posted by pudge on 2002.05.10 11:30
from the next-big-thing-in-a-nutshell dept.

... Pudge, those letters aren't even adjacent. What's your balfunction, boy!?

Re:Yeah, Bay Be!

[djtack]

Pudge, those letters aren't even adjacent.

Obviously, he's using a dvorak keyboard, where they are adjacent.

What is this "money" you speak of...

[Eagle7]

I am just a simple Caveman... your money and technology frighten and confuse me. But there is one thing I can understand - user interfaces with built in Alpha blending are l33t.