I got my info from a podcast where Paul Thurrott was discussing the concept OS and the reaction of developers who feared MS was going to make it more then just concept.
Mike On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 12:51 PM, Chris Dunford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Or he knows that after MS announced this developers went apesh*t and MS > > backed off and said it was just a concept. > > Where did MS "announce" this?. Outside of MS Research, I haven't seen MS > discuss Singularity or Midori at all. Where did they announce it, and where > did the developers go apesh*t? > > In any event, since this is being done by MS Research, and since MSR > clearly > labels it as a concept, it was well known to anyone following the story > that > it is, in fact, "just a concept" (albeit one that you can download and > run). > > My point was that certain people would sooner sleep on bed of hot coals > than > acknowledge that MS is quite well aware of Windows's shortcomings AND might > be trying to do something about it. He says that "[Gates] knows Windows > sucks, but mistakenly thinks he can apply band aids to make it better." The > existence of Singularity/Midori neatly disproves this statement. > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
