18 Jan
2010
18 Jan
'10
8:05 p.m.
On Jan 17, 2010, at 10:50 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
> Design choices were made that reduced the stability of Windows, in
> order
> to make it more adaptable to "multimedia" (dancing kangaroos, etc.),
> because that is what the public wants. We are not particularly
> representative of the generaal public. I use Windows a lot. I
> wish that
> there were a configuration choice to make it rigidly unchangeable,
> so that
> reinstallation would not ever be necessary -- but, I am not who it was
> designed for.
On Mon, 18 Jan 2010, Dave McGuire wrote:
This is the most coherent statement I've seen
on this subject
matter in a very long time. Actually, ever.
I am impressed.
I can only take half credit; Bob Wallace and I had some long discussions
20 years ago about the future of operating systems. The wording is mine;
the analysis and predictions were shared speculation.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com