Wow. Where do I begin? First of all, start referencing specific posts. Next, the situation with Microsoft requires government intervention. Why? Because capitalism must be returned to the industry. One company dictating everything is not capitalism. The government is hoping to correct the situation. The government is also seeking punitive damages against Microsoft. You see, first Microsft broke the law, then they told the government, "OK, from now on, we'll try really hard not to break the law". Our government bought that and now look at the mess we're in. As for web standards, you're right, who needs 'em? I'm happy with one company telling what to do. It'll work out in the end. They're rich, right?
It's not that Unix fell off, it's just that it didn't grow into new markets: PC's, low end workstations, embedded systems, etc. AT&T and all the other big Unix vendors had no interest in "toys", (Hubis, it'll get you every time). They sat around and *watched* Microsoft eat up entire markets. Mac OS X. The "10" stands for "about 10 years to late".
You're right, Microsft's Windows NT was designed by the same group of people that created VMS. NT is very similar is DEC's (now Compaq) VMS. So similar, in fact, that DEC thought that the situation warranted litigation. DEC filed a complaint against Microsoft. Apparently, even Microsoft's legal department thought DEC had a case. The parties eventually settled out of court for a rather large amount of cash.
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So it can be given to a SE professor at my school. This should be good..
Wow. Where do I begin? First of all, start referencing specific posts. Next, the situation with Microsoft requires government intervention. Why? Because capitalism must be returned to the industry. One company dictating everything is not capitalism. The government is hoping to correct the situation. The government is also seeking punitive damages against Microsoft. You see, first Microsft broke the law, then they told the government, "OK, from now on, we'll try really hard not to break the law". Our government bought that and now look at the mess we're in.
As for web standards, you're right, who needs 'em? I'm happy with one company telling what to do. It'll work out in the end. They're rich, right?
A girlfriend.
That would be nice. Too bad AMD doesn't have a comiler team. Intel is a completely different company, they're about 6 times bigger.
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It's not that Unix fell off, it's just that it didn't grow into new markets: PC's, low end workstations, embedded systems, etc. AT&T and all the other big Unix vendors had no interest in "toys", (Hubis, it'll get you every time). They sat around and *watched* Microsoft eat up entire markets.
Mac OS X. The "10" stands for "about 10 years to late".
You're right, Microsft's Windows NT was designed by the same group of people that created VMS. NT is very similar is DEC's (now Compaq) VMS. So similar, in fact, that DEC thought that the situation warranted litigation. DEC filed a complaint against Microsoft. Apparently, even Microsoft's legal department thought DEC had a case. The parties eventually settled out of court for a rather large amount of cash.