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Steve Mahfouz · 06-30-2008, 05:28 AM

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/te...ref=technology

By RANDALL STROSS
Published: June 29, 2008

MICROSOFT Windows has put on a lot of weight over the years.
Beginning as a thin veneer for older software code, it has become an obese monolith built on an ancient frame. Adding features, plugging security holes, fixing bugs, fixing the fixes that never worked properly, all while maintaining compatibility with older software and hardware — is there anything Windows doesn’t try to do?

Painfully visible are the inherent design deficiencies of a foundation that was never intended to support such weight. Windows seems to move an inch for every time that Mac OS X or Linux laps it.

The best solution to the multiple woes of Windows is starting over. Completely. Now.

*more at link above*

Joshua Nightshade · 06-30-2008, 05:30 AM

Hi Steve.

Steve Mahfouz · 06-30-2008, 05:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joshua Nightshade

Hi Steve.

hai Joshua *waves back*

Psyke Phaeton · 06-30-2008, 05:54 AM

So just like Apple used the BSD Kernel maybe this new Windows could use the Linux kernel?

Briana Dawson · 07-16-2008, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vasaggo

Very well written and I definately agree. windows needs help. quickly! I'm seeing more and more friends and co-workers making the jump to mac and when im in the store I find myself kind of walking very slow by the new series of Macbooks the pro and the air, its not the money im worried about tho, so much as the compatibility problems. Then again, everyone I know who made the switch, says they will never ever go back.

I just got a brand new Dell XPS - but the day I can afford a Mac again is the day I leave PCs behind. The primary reason I have not tried to get a Mac is because ALL I do is internet & SL, and right now Macs are not too SL friendly.

Daman · 07-16-2008, 09:01 AM

Once I get an XBox 360 and a HD TV I can leave PC gaming behind and with that I can abandon Windows.

I am considering Apple as one alternative, Linux as the other.

My main problem with Apple is that they made the iPod/iPhone/iTunes/iFuckedyourmom/and a whole slew of other i products that are all overrated, full of DRM, and overpriced (including iTunes - since out of 99 cents, the artist only gets 5 cents, IF THEY'RE LUCKY)

Walker Moore · 07-16-2008, 09:23 AM

Can an XBOX 360 really compete with a PC from a performance POV? I know I'm not the only one here waiting for the PC version of GTA:IV simply because we can run it on far superior hardware than that available in any console right now.

The day I switch to a computer that wants to continually hold my hand, and is loaded with proprietary components that cost a fortune to repair/replace, is the day I give up on computing altogether.

06-30-2008, 05:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
Steve Mahfouz Senior Member Perpetually in Awe Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: near Walt Disney World Posts: 982 SL Join Date: 9-30-2005 Blog Entries: 4 SLShopper Ads: 2 My Mood:	Windows Could Use a Rush of Fresh Air http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/te...ref=technology By RANDALL STROSS Published: June 29, 2008 MICROSOFT Windows has put on a lot of weight over the years. Beginning as a thin veneer for older software code, it has become an obese monolith built on an ancient frame. Adding features, plugging security holes, fixing bugs, fixing the fixes that never worked properly, all while maintaining compatibility with older software and hardware — is there anything Windows doesn’t try to do? Painfully visible are the inherent design deficiencies of a foundation that was never intended to support such weight. Windows seems to move an inch for every time that Mac OS X or Linux laps it. The best solution to the multiple woes of Windows is starting over. Completely. Now. more at link above __________________ http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ecstasy/128/128/22 Ecstasy: high quality residential living

06-30-2008, 05:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
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06-30-2008, 05:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
Psyke Phaeton Psyke's Defense Systems None Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Behind the Great Firewall of Australia Posts: 4,978 SL Join Date: 12-Oct-2003 Business: Psyke's Defence Systems Blog Entries: 3 SLShopper Ads: 1	So just like Apple used the BSD Kernel maybe this new Windows could use the Linux kernel? __________________ Χάος \| Psyke's Defense Systems - the original security orbs \| Psyke's AjaxLife - Free web based Second Life access.

07-16-2008, 09:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
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07-16-2008, 09:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
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