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Skriven 2006-06-04 23:08:00 av Robert E Starr JR (2191.babylon5)
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"Carl" <cengman7@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> That leaves Linux.  I like Linux.  As I mentioned elsewhere, I wouldn't
mind
> if Linux became the dominant OS...as long as someone has the dominant OS.
I
> don't want to waste my time writing my apps 4 tiomes for 4 OSs that each
> have a 25% market share.  THAT would kill innovation because we'd be
wasting
> all of our time re-inventing the wheel over and over.

Agreed - heck, Just dealing with the differences between Microsoft OSes (at
a time when we were working on NT 4.0, Win 95, Win 98) was irritating
enough.

I do think that a Microsoft-like company would have arisen in the
1980-1990s - in particular, a dominant OS would have emerged.

A critical mass on the business use of PCs had happened, and businesses like
the idea of a standard platform
for their apps.

Wasn't Gary Kildall, of Digital Research approached by IBM about licensing
CP/M for the PC?
Had that deal gone through, its likely Digitial Research would be the "Evil
Empire" today, with Microsoft providing apps  maybe a large player, maybe
just another West Coast Software Company.

>
>
> You don't like Windows.  Fine.  As a Windows developer you would find it
> difficult to find someone woith harsher criticism of MS in a number of
areas
> technically.  Then again, an estrimated 850 million people use it to get
> thiings done.  As much as you want to crab about it, it works for the vast
> majority of those people.
>
> Most of the other options in the past failed because of their own
mistakes.
> Often MS either got lucky or screwed up a little less then their
> competitors.
>
> Phillipe Kahn (Borland)
>
> Had a real shot at taking the compiler and tools business away from MS but
> blew it when Kahn decided to go after spreadsheets etc and compete with MS
> on everything.  Phillipe made it personal.

Sure - I was a big Borland proponent, and thought it exceptionally cool that
I could develop Windows apps without having to spend 1000+ for the Windows
SDK (1989 timeframe price, IIRC).
They also took too long getting up & running on Win32 though, (again, IIRC).

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> > Not to mention that he donates $1,000,000 a year to an organization with
> > the avowed purpose of overthrowing the Bill of Rights and installing a
> > theocracy in America.
>
> Ahh... the real source of your hatred.
> Gee, hate the guy because he gives money to the party that doesn't
demonize
> him.

I wonder what Kennedy's position is on the 2nd Amendment - its part of the
Bill of Rights too
// yeah yeah, I've done it now!

>
>  Aren't we full of hyperbole today?
>
> Carl
>
> How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.
> --   Benjamin Disraeli
>

Dennis


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