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Why New OSes Don't Catch On

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the same-reasons-restaurants-fail dept.

mopslik writes "OSNews has an interesting editorial discussing why smaller operating systems will have a hard time gaining popularity. Familiarity, developer participation, and market saturation are listed as reasons for failure. Although the article focuses mainly on Syllable and SkyOS, I'm sure there are countless other operating systems to which these arguments apply."

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  1. Sky OS is falling by dotslashdot · · Score: 5, Funny

    If the Sky OS is falling and no one is around to hear it, does it make a Syllable?

    1. Re:Sky OS is falling by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Does a BeOS shit in the woods?

  2. Obviousman by shikra · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thanks obviousman!

    1. Re:Obviousman by rbarreira · · Score: 4, Funny

      The correct name is "Captain Obvious". Pay more attention please! :)

      --

      The AACS key is NOT 0xF606EEFD628B1CA427BEA93A9CA9773F
    2. Re:Obviousman by flyingsquid · · Score: 4, Funny
      No problem, it's all in a day's work for Captain Obvious and Readily Apparent Boy. Just in case you didn't get it from the name, Readily Apparent Boy is my sidekick. Oh yes, and you should probably know that even though I'm called "Captain Obvious", I do not actually hold the rank of captain in any professional military or police force. Nor am I licensed to skipper a fishing boat or cargo vessel- the name "Captain" is purely symbolic.

      Now, I've got to warn people that it hurts to rub lemon juice into paper cuts! Quick! To the ObviousMobile!

      In case you missed it, that's it parked over there. It's the twelve-wheeled vehicle with a rocket engine, eighteen strobe lights, that deafening siren, and a rotating sign on top that says "This is the ObviousMobile, property of Captain Obvious" in six foot tall neon orange letters. See it? Not the Civic. It's the one next to it.

  3. Where's the information? by jyoull · · Score: 2, Funny

    It would have been nice if the article actually said something about the operating systems. This reads like a 4th grade book report.

    Cliff Notes version:
    "There are many operating systems. Some are very popular and I can name them. Others are less popular (and legacy in some cases). And there is a whole flock of "hobbyist" operating systems that are the point of this article, but I've got no substantive information about them, such as why you might want to check into them. But I do know the names!"

  4. Re:People are lazy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    So you scored a free iBook?

    Cool :)

  5. Re:It's about using getting stuff done... by bigdavex · · Score: 3, Funny

    When I ask what they want it for, it is usually 'oh, you know, Word'.

    Well, you don't expect them to come right out and say 'look at porn', do you?
    --
    -Dave