How to fix Vista
Don Reisinger, the CNet News journalist who said that Microsoft should abandon Vista, is back with another article about Vista called “Vista won’t be abandoned so here’s how to fix it“. I agree with about 90% of what he says…especially when he recommends that Microsoft go open-source with Windows.
I’m not so sure about the idea of bringing Windows online though. I think before Microsoft considers that, they really need to step back and consider reinventing themselves.
The architecture of Windows hasn’t really changed all that much in over 10 years. We still have the registry, drive letters, DLL hell, and other areas that simply don’t make sense anymore. With the need for more semantically structured systems and so much going online, Windows simply needs to change to reflect the times and pave a new path for the future.
An “open sauce” version of Windows would certainly be a step in the right direction, but I think Microsoft needs to go a step further and redo Windows from the ground up. They should consider following in the footsteps of Apple and base a new version of Windows on a Unix or Linux kernel. Open sourcing it after that would have effects of an immense proportion.
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