Windows Vista+MAC OS= OS Utopia (let's think through)
While searching the net for any interesting articles about tech, I stumbled upon an article written by Brett Thomas (a writer for bit-tech.net) entitled "When Titans Collide" (Published: 31st May 2006).
In his article Brett suggested that both Bill's Microsoft and Steve's MAC should merge their Operating System (OS). Brett sighted that both MAC OS X and Windows Vista has something that the other wants to copy, including both OSs weaknesses and MACs Hardware Upgradability issue.
(Blue paragraphs Quoted from Brett Thomas' Article)
"...Windows is designed to handle anything that you throw at it, and many of those things (viaUSB) are thrown at it while the OS is already booted and running. This means having generic drivers galore, along with multiple background programs that are unnecessary 95% of the time. But they must be there, so that during that other 5% when someone plugs in that device, it's up and running with no effort on the user's part. Each of these drivers adds one more layer of instability, but one more layer of ease-of-adaptation."
"...Most Windows fanboys won't have ever thought this through, but the visible representation of file structure in Windows is archaic. The visual organization of data involves copious moving of files between folders, directory trees, etc. This was fine back in the days of fully text-based navigation (a la DOS), but is clunky with a GUI. For instance, if you want to find a particular program and create a quick access, you have to hunt through layers of directories, then drag and drop a shortcut onto your desktop. If you move the file or directory, the shortcut becomes invalid. In fact, if the program puts some type of key in the registry for any purpose,the whole program may no longer work, requiring reinstallation."
"Mac-OS, however, is based on Unix. "Directory" structures in any 'nix are unnecessary, as the OS organizes data in the form of a relational database, "mounting" huge chunks of data and querying it. Think of one table that contains all the characteristics to every file on your drive, and then think of being able to create infinite queries, permanent or temporary, to organize that data any way you need. No moving, no drag and drop for organization. It's all there, you simply make a new "path", provide the terms of what files should be accessed through it..."
Brett's Arguments are quite logical... but then again, although both Bill and Steve are businessmen and they want to earn more money. And this kind of setup just might work, let us not forget that they are rivals and that it will be hard for their ego to merge. Sure, it would have been a very good sutup for us users, but I don't think the two guys will do it anytime soon. But i'm not discounting the fact that statistically there's always a 1/x (where x>1) probobility that such thing can be made possible. But if this do materialize then it will be the start of a smooth-sailing computing experience.
I wonder what they will call the new MAC-WIN OS?
and what would it feel when the Win-MAc rivalry is gone?


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