Comment Re:woot (Score 1) 286
While we're swerving off-topic to correct innaccuracies:
>> I dont see the difference between this OS and XP
> Except for say UAC, all the DRM and the fact that the thing runs slower on more powerful hardware then XP?
and the totally re-written kernel?
>> Of course if all you read is slashdot you would also think that NT is just a unix wannabe
> It employs many design concepts from *Nix that weren't present in 9X so in a way it is very similar to Unix. Now granted there are only a finite way of solving problems present in Windows 9X so making it more Unix like is one of the ways to make it more secure.
About the only Unix-like feature in NT (compared to 9x anyway) is pre-emptive process scheduling. In fact NT 3.51 was the bastard offspring of VAX/VMS, although I suppose VMS has some common heritage with Unix way back in the mists. And then NT4.0 went all monolithic and thready, so moving even further from Unix.
>> and that XP is just 2000 with fisher price colors
> It is, it is basically Windows 2K with a shiny theme on it much like how Vista is like XP with a bunch of crap thrown on it and a shiny GUI.
No doubt the big 'selling point' of Vista is the eye-candy, but it sure ain't NT6.0 (in the way that 2000 is NT5.0, and XP is NT5.1). Actually I believe Vista is a whole new bloodline: like DOS -> 95 -> 98 -> ME (-> extinct); then (VMS ->) NT -> 2000 -> XP; now Vista (sine prole).
>> I dont see the difference between this OS and XP
> Except for say UAC, all the DRM and the fact that the thing runs slower on more powerful hardware then XP?
and the totally re-written kernel?
>> Of course if all you read is slashdot you would also think that NT is just a unix wannabe
> It employs many design concepts from *Nix that weren't present in 9X so in a way it is very similar to Unix. Now granted there are only a finite way of solving problems present in Windows 9X so making it more Unix like is one of the ways to make it more secure.
About the only Unix-like feature in NT (compared to 9x anyway) is pre-emptive process scheduling. In fact NT 3.51 was the bastard offspring of VAX/VMS, although I suppose VMS has some common heritage with Unix way back in the mists. And then NT4.0 went all monolithic and thready, so moving even further from Unix.
>> and that XP is just 2000 with fisher price colors
> It is, it is basically Windows 2K with a shiny theme on it much like how Vista is like XP with a bunch of crap thrown on it and a shiny GUI.
No doubt the big 'selling point' of Vista is the eye-candy, but it sure ain't NT6.0 (in the way that 2000 is NT5.0, and XP is NT5.1). Actually I believe Vista is a whole new bloodline: like DOS -> 95 -> 98 -> ME (-> extinct); then (VMS ->) NT -> 2000 -> XP; now Vista (sine prole).
