Bill Brandt wrote:
...
> It's an interesting hypothesis that in the near future there will be only
> Windows, Linux and MVS in the server market. And the thought that some
> mission critical systems like nuclear subs might depend on Windows is a bit
> frightening. We have met the enemy and they are us.
>
> Maybe by Windows 2015 they'll figure out how to let the thing run without
> hanging.
>
> I personally feel, admittedly just an emotional feeling, that any company
> who allows their future to be hardware only - and allow others to determine
> the OS - is a very dangerous strategy. Somebody can always make it cheaper.
>

The direction of the market does *not* mean there isn't a market
for an optimal business o.s.  Combine the best features of MPE,
VMS, fault-tolerance, etc., with Linux API&commands compatibility
(or maybe even built on the Lunix kernel), and an interface that
is easy to use for ordinary humans.  Market it with a lot of money
and guts.  It would need to be designed from the ground up as a
64 bit o.s., then compatibility layers added to attract the
"minicomputer" crowd.  Maybe with the right design it could take
on MVS, since nothing else has.  Next question is, who among the
IT gaints would take this project on?  It requires looking past
the next couple of years and seeing the flaws in Unix and MVS and
Windows that can be exploited.  While Windows is the pretender, who
will be the real challenger?

Richard
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