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Making Operating Systems Faster

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pinstriping-adds-extra-torque dept.

mbrowling writes "In an article over at kernelthread.com Amit Singh discusses 'Ten Things Apple Did To Make Mac OS X Faster'. The theme seems to be that since you won't run into 'earth-shattering algorithmic breakthroughs' in every OS releases, what're you gonna do to bump your performance numbers higher? Although the example used is OS X, the article points out that Windows uses the same approach."

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  1. Re:Some tips on making your computer faster by b-baggins · · Score: 0, Troll

    Translation: Babysit your OS and limit what you can do with it.

    Why, why, why do Windows users continue to put up with an OS that treats them this way?

    I use to wonder that for a long time, but I finally found the answer. They all suffer from Stockholm Syndrome. You know, that pyschological disorder where a victim falls in love with their torturer?

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    You can tell a great deal about the character of a man by observing those who hate him.
  2. Re:Am I Supposed To Be Impressed By Apple? by pandrijeczko · · Score: 0, Troll
    Wah, it's not fair, they have it easy- gimme a break.

    Buddy, stop being so touchy, you sound like you sleep with your Mac, not just run software on it...

    I hope the Linux contributors out there aren't as close-minded and Linux-retentive as you.

    How about you read my original post again?

    Did I not talk about Linux and Windows optimisations based on the range of hardware both need to support? Does that not in itself reveal to your blinkered "Mac-only" perceptions that I have experience of more than just Linux?

    Instead of trolling and snapping anonymously from your dark little corner, how about you come out into the light and argue intelligently?

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    Gentoo Linux - another day, another USE flag.
  3. Re:Hello? Linux, are you there? by GooberToo · · Score: 0, Troll

    Wow! Not only are you rude, but you're ignorant of the facts too.

    That's sad.

  4. Re:Hello? Linux, are you there? by GooberToo · · Score: 0, Troll

    Let's read this into context. You're basically talking out of your ass as I never said you couldn't. Go oh. Learn to read then you can fall on your sword. Period.

    Shesh. What a jerk. Fact is, most applications don't use such methods because they simply don't matter. Which, is a point I highlighted and seems to of missed your ever so clueless brow. Simple fact is, IE has serious baises above and beyond what you seem to suggest.

    Grow up and stop being ignorant. While you're at it, stop telling half truths. Worse, stop getting pissed off when someone calls you on it.