Windows is 'collapsing,' Gartner analysts warn

[The Boston Dangler]

Originally posted by: EarthwormJim

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
"Apple introduced its iPhone running OS X, but Microsoft requires a different product on handhelds because Windows Vista is too large, which makes application development, support and the user experience all more difficult," according to Silver and MacDonald.

the iphone os is identical to a mac pro? can anyone confirm?

The iPhone doesn't use an x86 processor, so I there's no way it's identical.

i thought so. so based on that, i declare computerworld.com, and all of it's writers, worthless.

 

[EarthwormJim]

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler

Originally posted by: EarthwormJim

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
"Apple introduced its iPhone running OS X, but Microsoft requires a different product on handhelds because Windows Vista is too large, which makes application development, support and the user experience all more difficult," according to Silver and MacDonald.

the iphone os is identical to a mac pro? can anyone confirm?

The iPhone doesn't use an x86 processor, so I there's no way it's identical.

i thought so. so based on that, i declare computerworld.com, and all of it's writers, worthless.

It's a variant of the mac kernel, but it's a real stretch to call it identical to the OSX.

 

[VinDSL]

Originally posted by: Slappi
Do you by any chance come from a small town and cling to guns and religion?

Well, you got 2 out of 3 right...

Thanks for asking!

Heh!

4 posts in 5 years?!?!?

That's amazing! I'm honored - really!

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Originally posted by: Slappi
Do you by any chance come from a small town and cling to guns and religion?

GTFO Obama!

 

[Genx87]

I believe Gartner also predicted Itanium would grow by leaps and bounds when it debuted pushing x86 out of the market. Since then x86 is devouring the server market and starting to eye highend systems as well.

 

[gsellis]

I give Gartner a 10% chance of being reliable in 5 years.

 

[seemingly random]

Originally posted by: gsellis
I give Gartner a 10% chance of being reliable in 5 years.

So, maybe they should be put on legacy status.

 

[gsellis]

Originally posted by: seemingly random

Originally posted by: gsellis
I give Gartner a 10% chance of being reliable in 5 years.

So, maybe they should be put on legacy status.

 

[BD2003]

What windows needs is to be *really* modularized. Not kinda sorta modularized, but true, deep, I'm never going to need this so it should not be anywhere near my hard drive or memory modularization. Which sounds all good and lovely, but this is the same company that succeeds by forcing their products like IE and WMP down your throat, so I cant say I'm buying all their talk of modularization.