Microsoft’s plans for post-Windows OS revealed
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Microsoft’s plans for post-Windows OS revealed - Software Development Times On The Web
Microsoft is incubating a componentized non-Windows operating system known as Midori, which is being architected from the ground up to tackle challenges that Redmond has determined cannot be met by simply evolving its existing technology.SD Times has viewed internal Microsoft documents that outline Midori’s proposed design, which is Internet-centric and predicated on the prevalence of connected systems. …
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Marcus Hamaker
July 31st, 2008
at 7:09pm
Do we really think that they are going to develop from the ground up 100%. Are they going to take a chapter from the Apple book and try a unix/linux/bsd kernel based OS.
Oooo, I like the idea of change. I am not a MS hater really, I am just sick of Windows. If they decide to really go through with this then I am excited just at the possibilities.
Microsoft loves to keep things proprietary, so despite the common sense of using a proven kernel and elaborating on it, I’m sure they’ll cobble up something from scratch. They seem to love reinventing the same wheel over and over.
On the other hand, who cares as long as it works and isn’t a bloated mess like every Windows release since 98SE?
Callum
September 30th, 2008
at 1:14pm
Personally, I think it would be brilliant if they made a Linux distro.
Thier current way of thinking is getting boring.