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0 pointsdelta_p_delta_x2mo ago0 comments

My point was that the article is logically flawed. The user mode of the OS sucks, so let's run the same user mode with a different kernel? What?

I don't care about configuration. I've had to do plenty of configuration on Linux as well; it's just different (text files instead of GPO/registry). I'm not sure I can list all the Arch Linux wiki articles I've read trying to get one driver or another feature working.

I am not here to convince anyone to stop using one platform or another. They're different tools that solve different problems, and I run all of them. I have a Linux laptop for work, a Windows laptop/desktop for personal use, a Proxmox hypervisor on my homelab running a variety of LXC containers, Linux and Windows Server guests.

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sznio2mo ago

>The user mode of the OS sucks,

Not from the perspective of Microsoft. It sells OneDrive and Office 365. It makes money from ads.

>so let's run the same user mode with a different kernel?

The kernel is a piece of legacy cruft that isn't necessary for selling OneDrive and Office 365. It's only a cost. Throw that out and replace with an off the shelf Linux kernel. With some minor tweaks, it can sell OneDrive too. Then you can fire a lot of kernel developers. The line goes up.

p_ing2mo ago

> The kernel is a piece of legacy cruft that isn't necessary for selling OneDrive and Office 365.

The kernel is running OneDrive and Office 365. It's making money hand-over-fist.

delta_p_delta_xOP2mo ago

It also makes non-zero money from selling and maintaining Windows.

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