Re: OT: Unix vs. Windows holy war (Was: Programmer knowledge)

From: Alan Balmer (albalmer_at_att.net)
Date: 03/31/04 

Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 11:42:48 -0700

On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 10:20:45 -0600, Programmer Dude
<Chris@Sonnack.com> wrote:

>>>> [Unices]. Have. All. Failed.
>>
>> Hmmm; what does Programmer mean? Unix fails because neither Linus
>> nor Ritchie is fabulously wealthy?
>
>Nope. Count the number of Personal Computers. Count the number
>of them running Unice. Count the number running Windows.

What do "Personal Computers" have to do with the success or failure of
an operating system? There are probably more computers running VxWorks
than Unix and Windows combined.

For a "failed" operating system, there are a heck of a lot of Unices
around, and the number is growing. 

-- 
Al Balmer
Balmer Consulting
removebalmerconsultingthis@att.net

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