While I'm not a Microsoft fan, I also realize that an OS is a very, very complicated system. I just don't believe that $40 billion is enough to make the system secure or stable.
Also, just by multiplying the number of programmers does NOT increase their ability to solve such an immense problem faster.
I believe this was the theme of the Mythical Man Month.
I live in a third world country that is slowly gaining access to the Internet. We've really only had "significant" access since about 2000.
(Incidentally, I was educated in the first world and cut my teeth on the Net as far back as 1994.)
I currently do all my business and correspondence with international companies using the net. All my local clients do the same.
The net is not just a matter of exchange of ideas for the sake of exchanging ideas. The net allows for the promotion of ideas that lead to business.
In fact, I would say that quite a bit of business is coming into my country because of the net. Also, quite a bit of business is being generated because of the net throughout the rest of the world that might not have occurred without the net.
So, to question its usefulness represents a lack of comprehension of how far the net has penetrated into the everyday lives of people not only on the intellectual level but also on the practical level.
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While I'm not a Microsoft fan, I also realize that an OS is a very, very complicated system. I just don't believe that $40 billion is enough to make the system secure or stable. Also, just by multiplying the number of programmers does NOT increase their ability to solve such an immense problem faster. I believe this was the theme of the Mythical Man Month.
I live in a third world country that is slowly gaining access to the Internet. We've really only had "significant" access since about 2000. (Incidentally, I was educated in the first world and cut my teeth on the Net as far back as 1994.) I currently do all my business and correspondence with international companies using the net. All my local clients do the same. The net is not just a matter of exchange of ideas for the sake of exchanging ideas. The net allows for the promotion of ideas that lead to business. In fact, I would say that quite a bit of business is coming into my country because of the net. Also, quite a bit of business is being generated because of the net throughout the rest of the world that might not have occurred without the net. So, to question its usefulness represents a lack of comprehension of how far the net has penetrated into the everyday lives of people not only on the intellectual level but also on the practical level.