In an interesting post, Richard Querin expressed his thoughts on the idea of Microsoft open sourcing Windows. While open source is appealing for many, he doesn’t believe it will be for Redmond and Windows. I agree with him.
Richard, in his post, quotes the statement that “With open source development, you are getting the “Wisdom of Crowds.” Maybe in some cases, but it’s also been my experience that what you often get is multiple opinions, a lack of focus and difficulty in setting direction. On this Richard and I agree that it’s often better if you have a “leader” of this crowd with clear focus.
Of course there are also a few comments on Apple’s model of OS being locked to specific hardware. True enough!
The biggest draw for me to Apple has been OS X, which is based on BSD Unix. I’m not crazy about it being locked to only Apple’s hardware but at least the hardware it’s locked to is decent and I have to admit it makes for consistent experience.
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