Joe Malicki
Ragnar Hojland Espinosa wrote:
> > The WLinux idea (high level):
> >
> > Create a configuration and distribution of Linux that will run 'under'
> > Win95 and WinNT using virtual device stubs to access native device
>
> Sounds like a decent idea but.. Have you taken into account the fact that
> when windows crashes (heh) so will WLinux? Besides, call me paranoid if
> you want, but if you give problems to Gates be sure he'll find a way to
> either buy it or make it useless with some new feature that is needed
> for windows to work and that renders WLinux unoperative.
>
> Let's face it, if all keeps going the way it's going now, we'll soon see
> how microsoft really dominates the pc scene both in the software and
> hardware layer, and as stated in linux-kernel before, linux users will
> have to use sucky win98 stuff, use alternative (and prolly low
> performance) hardware or move to some other architecture.
>
> If ms can scare OEMs enough so they keep installing IE, or to keep silence
> of why they don't install it, and with all that win98/pc99 rumours
> floating around, why don't you think we are about to say bye to our x86?
>
> - "Hey look, this new card is for windows and only $xx!"
> - "Yes, but it's braindead and will hurt your performance. Take that one
> over there. Besides, it's not an ope.."
> - "Why that one?"
> - "Because it's better, sinc.."
> - "But I can do the same with this one, it's cheaper, and its for windows!"
>
> Just because windows has such a big share of the OS market, in who do you
> think manufacturers will focus? Joe Winloser, or Joe Linuxer? With who do
> you feel they will make more money?
>
> Of course, it might result in people buying more, say, alphas, and the
> price of those alphas going doooown even more so the price/performance
> ratio is quite more competitive and incentivates people to buy. Me? Nobody
> is going to force me to use such $%^# hardware (and by extension, only
> what Gates wants me to run), and I hope there are more people out of there
> with the same opinion.
>
> *sigh* Long Live Linux! :) .. and sorry for the rambling.
>
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