11 Jun
2009
11 Jun
'09
7:12 p.m.
On 11 Jun 2009 at 21:37, Kirn Gill wrote:
"free, powerful and useful" does not
describe any viable consumer OS
at the moment. At point, the only consumer OSes really worth
considering (more than 7.5% market share) are Windows and Mac OS X.
Would it be too much of an exaggeration to say that the most
prevalent operating system running today is "none"?
Consider the controls in house thermostats, microwave ovens, washing
machines, etc. All computerized; few with any operating system
whatsoever. Not to mention the embedded systems in the PC or Mac
you're sitting in front of.
--Chuck