[DM-MUG] NYT, 5-26: "Ground Rules for the Windows-Macintosh War"

[Ray Bowler]

Good article. Since these are principles I will ignore some of the 
issues which are important to me but in general the attitude is 
correct.

The first one is very true.  20 years ago the two operating systems 
were completely different than they are now.



>Hey guys,            5-26-2005
>
>Truth is, by 2020, no operating system will look
>anything like it does today. By 2020, we may well be
>using holography or tablets or glorified cellphones
>instead of computers. Claiming to know what company's
>operating system today's kids will be using when they
>graduate college, or how that software will work, is
>nonsense.

This one is also very good. For years I used Windows at work and 
wanted something like their tool bar at the bottom of the window. I 
was thrilled when Apple adopted it and improved it with the Dock.  I 
would also instance love being able to delete from the dialog box 
within an application without having to go to the desktop and delete 
it.

>5. Consider that they may have a point.
>
>
>Remember: Apple and Microsoft routinely play O.S.
>leapfrog and regularly adopt each other's feature
>ideas; eventually, aficionados in both camps will
>enjoy similar enhancements to the computing
>experience. As we carry on the never-ending debate,
>try to generate more light and less heat. Only then
>can we discover what aspects of system software are
>truly valuable, and thereby usher them into existence
>for everyone to enjoy.

-- 
Ray

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