Windows, Linux 25 Year Old "Clunkers"?

Phil817 writes to tell us that Bob Metcalfe recently gave a TV interview in which he stated that current operating systems (Windows and Linux) are outdated clunkers that wont be able to adequately handle the coming of "video internet" and suggests that new operating systems need to be developed to take hold in a few years. Also, when asked if current deals in the works like eBay's purchase of Skype were an indication of more investment hype he replied with "I'm looking forward to the next Internet bubble. I don't know what everyone's so negative about. The last bubble was lots of fun.". Let us at least hope we learned a few things from the last bubble.

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If ever a story was worth it...

[peterpi]

have a goatse with your morning latte.

Re:-1 Troll

[Brian Quinlan]

I think we should be allowed to mod the stories as well as the comments. This way we could get rid of both the dupes and the trolls like the current story.

I think that is a terrible idea - I view slashdot at +5 and I want to see more than just advertisements.

Actually, if we could comment on the advertisements, maybe it would be ok...

1% loss, requires 2% gain!!!!!

[cheekyboy]

If you loose 1% in one 365 day cycle, you require a 2% gain in the next 365 days to stay even of zero gain.
So you require a 4% gain for every 1% loss to gain the required original 1% gain.
Therefore if you enjoyed a 5% gain per year with 3% inflation, then you would need a rebound of 10% to offset the double 5% loss just to catch up.

Lesson: dump - cash out ASAP when you loose 1% of value ragardless and move to cash. Now if every one does that its even worse, but there are optimists out there.

The only true stable profit making markets over 35yrs + are ENERGY or FOOD or COMMUNICATIONS in smart companies or GOLD!!!

Regardless since 87 the market has been manipulated officially and there are Regan records to PROOVE IT. (google PPT, ie Plunge Protection Team, otherwise I think they try to hide it)

ANy way, the whole market is fake, made rich by credit which wont be reported from March 06, the same time that Iran will switch to Euros which might be the same time it will get invaded/bombed.

Now for us to wait till 2012.