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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. In future in future? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I just don't know don't know.

  2. Come on Editors... by elzurawka · · Score: -1, Redundant

    "running Linux or Windows in future in future?"....running Linux or Windows in the future??
    This one is so obviouse its as if you didnt even read it.

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  3. In the future... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    ...things will get more recursive in future.

    1. Re:In the future... by level_headed_midwest · · Score: 0, Redundant

      Naw, I thought HURD was dead.

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  4. Re:A Nice Dream by dada21 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Is the future even having an OS at all? The "browser is the OS" idea behind AJAX is gaining a LOT of strength, especially as bandwidth is increasing in leaps and bounds (I'm testing a 10mbps broadband at home right now). Maybe the end result is a return to a client-server "dumb terminal" with leased or shared processing performed on server farms.

    I can't figure which direction will win out. For most applications, client-server is perfect. For specific ones (gaming), consoles may be better than PCs in the long run, especially with hardware manufacturers subsidizing the cost of the hardware in hopes of selling more licensed software.

  5. In soviet future... by sedyn · · Score: -1, Redundant

    In soviet future... system calls calls system.

    That didn't go very well...

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