[NTLUG:Discuss] Linux counter to Vista

[. Daniel]

MacOSX is a very different kernel from their previous OS kernels.  They 
sacrificed a LOT of backward compatibility with their bold move.  Yes, they 
provided the "Classic" mode, but having attempted to implement it in a 
production environment, I can attest that it's anything but stable.

Microsoft should have taken the same approach.  With all their push for 
virtualization, they already have all the tools they need.  With a new 
kernel based on a full understanding of their present and previous 
vulnerabilities, they could have easily discarded a LOT of legacy code and 
made an incredibly sleek and envious OS that also hosts a virtualization 
mode for legacy code.

Microsoft missed a grand opportunity and instead they gambled on the 
consumer's blindly submissive agreeability when it comes to buying 
upgrades.  So far, it would seem they over-estimated their customers.


>When the second RC of Vista came out I ran it on my 64bit Athlon 3000+
>with one gig of RAM.  It was painfully slow.  After reading Slashdot
>last week I found that I was short three gigs of RAM for Optimal
>Operation.  I have heard that Vista was supposed to have all the
>necessary enhancements that OS X has encouraged in operating systems,
>but I don't see it.  OS X is so very far ahead of Vista that MS will
>never catch up without buying Apple and putting their logo on the
>package.  And yet, for almost all of what I need to do, with the
>exception of a couple of games, I use Debian, and need nothing more.

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