Don Reisinger writes that Windows should be open source. It will probably never happen, but it’s nice to dream.
Actually, most people and the government agree that Microsoft’s operating system is a monopoly. Monopolies collapse by one of two things: Government Action or Technology. Government action allowed more browsers on the windows box by “detatching” Internet Explorer from the operating system. Great. Whoopie.
Technology is the only real threat to the Microsoft machine. Apple hasn’t made a dent in the business world. Linux hasn’t made a dent in the business world. The home users and computer geeks make a big stink about it, though. What can be done? Thanks for asking.
The Solution to Microsoft and Open Source: The Redmond team puts together a team and a task. Create, compeltely from scratch the next (or the one after that) Windows Operating System. It will be built around security, and 100% compatible with existing versions of Office and open sourced versions of Windows API header files (windows.h). Once this is completed, perfected and scoured for security by a third party security company, it can be released to the world as Windows TNG. Once that’s released, the source code of all prior versions of Windows (except the one that TNG is replacing) is released. Microsoft wouldn’t release it to the Public Domain, but they would probably create their own license.
or BLOW IT OUT YOUR PIE HOLE!
In other news, today I learned from Cragislist that “Big girls can take more punishment.” I also tried to start an arguement, but who can argue with this?
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