Fw: AntiTrust
RJG
robg54@mediaone.net
Sun, 14 Jan 2001 20:25:20 -0500
> Wow, Mike, I meant no disrespect, I hope dinner was good.... anyway.....
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> Corporate America does not replace it's hardware every 3-4 years. They
> UPGRADE
> to larger processors and newer versions of the same OS. They do not
change
> their
> architecture because a new OS has arrived, ever hear of BEos? If so, why
> didn't people
> switch?
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> Additionally, Windows does not support a billion different hardware
> platforms, they
> expect everyone to adhere to their APIs, hence plug and play. Do you
really
> think
> Microsoft sends people out to Kingston, Compaq, Hp to see what they are
> doing so
> that they can write code to support them? Have you eve heard of the
> Winmodem?
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> You mention when people buy a new OS they assume that the new OS will
> support
> their current apps. What people? Does Corporate America assume? I don't
> think so. They do not switch without good cause, not cause it's cool
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> The "big deal" of X OS is it's isolation, Darwin is the base, it
interfaces
> with the hardware,
> it's the only layer that needs to be modified to accommidate new hardware.
> The
> rest runs without modification.....
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> I can write more, but this is sufficient, I await your next retort.....
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> Rob
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