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The Role of the Operating System In the Future

Posted by Hemos on from the yeah-we'll-still-care dept.

liteswap writes "Linux geeks love Linux and Windows mavens won't quit Microsoft -- but will we really care that much whether a machine is running Linux or Windows in future? As Sun announces Solaris support for Red Hat Linux applications, the need to specify the OS for a particular application will fade away, and the application and the x86 platform become the critical things -- at least that's what this Techworld feature argues..." Maybe a long time from now this will happen - but I don't see it happening RSN.

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  1. Re:I don't care what OS I'm running by paranode · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I love Linux as much as the next guy, but either you have a niche job or you are confusing Linux with something else! Reasonable support - did you mean the 15 year olds on the forum or do you pay for some Linux+ certified phone jockey? The programs you need to do your work - Again, you must have a niche job because 95% of the workforce apps that are used daily by people are running in Windows. Configurable - Yeah it's configurable but ease comes with experience, so from a beginner's standpoint I'd hardly call it easy compared to Windows.