Future operating systems to remain as Windows and Linux
Looks like there’s going to be no respite from the likes of Windows Vista for sometime, according to UNSW professor of operating systems, Gernot Heiser, who says the current “big name” operating systems (which, as some consolation, include Linux), are here to stay.
Previously big companies had invested a lot of money to fight the Windows monopoly, Heiser said, but that’s not likely to be repeated. Thanks to timing, Linux managed to break through and become an alternative to Windows. The server and desktop space would be stable at least in the foreseeable future, he said.
And, what, no mention of the Apple operating systems?
