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The Microsoft Singularity

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the dependability-would-be-nice dept.

jose parinas writes ""Microsoft Research has published the first details of a wholly new operating system under development called Singularity, designed new from the ground up, built on a new language and designed with emphasis on dependability instead of performance.""

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  1. I hacked on this... by megabeck42 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I saw and worked on this a bit while interning at Microsoft. Although what I say is my own and doesn't reflect Microsoft in any way, it's important to remember that this is a research operating system, so its not challenging or replacing Windows. They have some very good, solid ideas. I hope that, someday, it will be released.

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  2. Re:another longhorn? by Overly+Critical+Guy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This is just a research OS written in C#.

    Microsoft Research is always making things Microsoft never uses. Remember all the 3D navigator stuff they were crowing about years ago?

    I think Microsoft Research is a place to keep eggheads working and happy so they don't go working somewhere else.

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    "Sufferin' succotash."