On 27 May 2008 10:07:46 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Merritt) wrote: >Why revolutionary? Because that model appeals to a basic human >assumption that new is better and that model has been -very- successful >in a number of industries. Tried and true simply isn't cool, especially >to the less experienced.
On the other hand, one of the weaknesses of Windows is that it tries to be evolutionary under the covers. Apples has re-written its core for different processors, and with OS-X went to Unix under the covers - which allowed it to be written with a core that was less subject to malware. It could do this because it wasn't concerned with hardware compatibility (as with IBM mainframes, the software and hardware designs were owned by the same company). And it just told software developers to adapt. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
