On Tue, Jan 21, 2003 at 10:24:32PM +0800, Daniel O. Escasa wrote: > ** Sabi ni Andre noong Tue, 21 Jan 2003 17:25:18 +0800 (PHT) > > > http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20030116.html > > > > take a look at the link above, where Robert Cringely suggests that > > Microsoft build their Windows GUI on top of Linux instead of a souped-up > > DOS. :) > > > > i doubt, though, that micro$oft will go back the route of having multiple > > windowing systems for MS-DOS -- remember DESQview? > > Uhmm, that's not what Cringely is saying. It's not multiple windowing systems > for MS-DOS -- if anything, Cringe is suggesting that Microsoft leave the DOS > kernel behind, and build everything on the Linux kernel from now on. I guess > much like Apple has built on the FreeBSD kernel for MacOS X. IMHO, though, > Microsoft should renew its commitment to OS/2 and really cooperate with IBM. > After all, they still own much of the code that's in there. >
I doubt if MS would build on top of Linux though... Maybe they'll build it atop Xenix (an even wilder and far fetched idea, hahaha :-) since they're positioning themselves as a viable, stable, secure and trustworthy alternative to Unix... it would be quite ironic for MS to return to its Unix roots (as a then holder of an AT&T Unix license) and promote itself to be a post-Unix technology (then again, it is quite an oxymoron to attribute an MS OS as viable, stable, secure and trustworthy alternative to Unix :-) -- Paolo Alexis Falcone [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Our customers want stability, security and reliability, and those and Windows are mutually exclusive." _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
