Microsoft phases out Windows 98.

[Laukev7]

http://slashdot.org/articles/04/01/04/2158233.shtml?tid=109&tid=185&tid=187&tid=190&tid=201

Time to switch to a better operating system.

[Kintaro]

How do I stick OSX on a PC.

Time to switch to a real mans operating system

[Laukev7]

quote:Originally posted by X11: I wear makeup.:
How do I stick OSX on a PC.

By getting a real computer.

 

quote: Time to switch to a real mans operating system

Much better to get a real computer AND a real operating system.

[ January 04, 2004: Message edited by: Laukev7 ]

[Xeen]

How do I get a Mac with an empty wallet?

Time to hope Apple one day does the right thing.

[Laukev7]

quote: How do I get a Mac with an empty wallet?

Sell your PC and get a Mac, like I'm going to do in June (which I should have done a long time ago).

 

quote: Time to hope Apple one day does the right thing.

Forsake hardware sales, their main revenue stream? I think not.

[ January 04, 2004: Message edited by: Laukev7 ]

[Xeen]

quote:Originally posted by Laukev7:


Forsake hardware sales, their main revenue stream? I think not.

Well I don't know anything about business and such, but personally I think that if Apple were to do that, MS would die within a short time and Apple could take over their share of the market.

[Laukev7]

quote:Originally posted by xeen:


Well I don't know anything about business and such, but personally I think that if Apple were to do that, MS would die within a short time and Apple could take over their share of the market.

That's a premature assumption. They would have to convince not only Windows developpers, but Mac developpers as well to port their software to the x86 version of Mac OS X, which would take quite a long time. Since Microsoft has a stronghold on PC OEMs, Apple would have a hard time convincing them, especially Dell, to bundle their OS with their computers. In the mean time, they would lose their hardware sales, because the Mac would lose a huge sales point, and might go bankrupt well before people start buying Mac OS X x86 (provided, of course, that they want it, let alone actually pay for it).

[Kintaro]

OS-X is like a model in LA, A model drinking perrier doing cocain is LA.

Its not even that good, its just got a polished interface. At least Microsoft take the courtsy to put a stupid interface with there stupid operating system, rather then lieing to you.

[xyle_one]

OSX is what Linux should be. Its easy. It works. And it has all the fucking unix you need if you feel like jumping into the deep end of the pool.

[hm_murdock]

<mocking>I'm a Linux pussy who doesn't know what a real OS is</mocking>

Dude, piss off with your Linux bullshit.

I run a microkernel under the hood. I can run OS X and OS 9 side-by-side... yes... I can run TWO OSES SIMULTANEOUSLY in separate memory areas.

My OS has advanced features that come from a superior object-oriented design that comes from NeXTStep, with a heritage over 16 years old, using tried-and-true APIs and frameworks.

Guess what... OS X doesn't use the shitty ass graphics layer that you are a namesake of... that's right... X11, that outdated, outmoded piece of shit.

Real men use their computer to get work done, not to fuck around with shitty config files.

[hm_murdock]

btw, xeen... marklar is a pipe dream. it never will come around... and I pray to gods that it stays that way

[rklesla]

I'm not a fan of MAC's, but atleast they aren't microsoft.  GO Non-MS OS's!

[Laukev7]

Ahem. Back to the subject...

6 years is probably a reasonable amount of time to support a product. Are there companies who support their operating systems for longer than that?

[Kintaro]

Not really, I think 2 years is resonable, it depends  what your supporting, security should always be supported.

With open source stuff its easy for the security to support itself with apt-get and stuff to not require  corprate support.

With windows however, its mainly upto Microsoft and workarounds.

[rklesla]

quote:Originally posted by X11: I wear makeup.:
Not really, I think 2 years is resonable, it depends  what your supporting, security should always be supported.

I agree.  Should only support till new release except security.  Security should always be supported, but then again, when is the set time for that?

Should MS support security flaws in Windows 3.0?
If they decide its too costly to support old software, then I think those user's should be given a free license to the next OS in line.  So Win98 users should be given a ME license.

Or atleast MS should give the public a warranty time like cars.