Newsweek looks at OS interface history
updated 08:59 am EST, Mon December 4, 2000
Newsweek has published an article that takes a look at the history of computer operating system interfaces, including Mac OS and Mac OS X.
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12/04, 09:42am |
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Two different ideas
MS's .NET project and Apple's apparently more traditional idea of an interface are two diffrent ideas about what the internet is, and what it's good for.
MS's philosohpy can be looked at like its giant app: an uber-net where everything is more or less online, and done through a browser.
Apple's idea is more decentralized/local. Where apps (tools) are local, and internet services and features are done through the individual app.
I suspect the latter has more benefits, despite what some see it as a burden to users. I also don't think a broswr and www pages are the only smart use of the internet.
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12/04, 10:12am |
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The 'Marathon'
As the author states at the end of the article, it is a marathon. So, which software do u think will stand the test of time? Linux... no one owns it.
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12/04, 03:18pm |
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MS's .net play sounds like a direct outgrowth of the CF that was MSIE 4.0 for Win9x. Somedays, I wonder how a company that loves developing failed technologies (DOS, NT, MSIE 4)is so successful. In any case, MS will have a very hard time figuring out how to make every application work within a universal interface. I'd love to know what they're going to be doing when it comes to programs such as Photoshop. :P
Insofar as Linux goes, it will never, ever be a mainstream desktop OS. No profit to be made from it.
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12/05, 12:33am |
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What's that MS in MSNBC?
Interesting to note how Steven Levy mentions Bill Gates "considers himself to be a key force in the original Macintosh design".
I think actually Bill might be selling himself a little short here. Good thing we have a man of his vision up there to come up with that new interface we're all dying for. Anybody remember Bob?
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.NET may sound like a nice idea on the surface, but has Gates, or anyone else in Redmond, stopped to think about the millions of Windows users who do not have high-speed internet access? Who would want their machine dialing up to their ISP all the time? They have some nice ideas, but they need to be reminded that the palace they live in isn't reality for 95% of Americans. I like Jobs' statement that the OS shouldn't look like a browser. If I want on the net, dammit, I'll get on the net. I don't need my OS telling me what's best for me.