| > Here is another thought. One has to realize that nobody wants an operating system. People only use them because it is the only way to run the applications the users actually wants to use. That reduces things to almost an absurd level, and literally tries to ignore reality. --- I want X! Ok, we need this and that to get there... I don't want this and that, I want X! But you need this and that to get to X... I don't want this and that, I want X! --- While it's true in essence, and people should always keep the end user and lofty end goals in mind, we should never lose sight of the ground, because that's where we exist. Besides, different users want their operating system to do different things. > At best an operating system is absolutely invisible ... but a new non-OS would probably be a better idea than a new OS. This train of thought can be applied to just about anything. The best product for X would just get out of the way, and assist you seamlessly to do X. |