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<blockquote data-quote="Taleweaver" data-source="post: 7412868" data-attributes="member: 237261"><p>This is just wrong on so many levels... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite29" alt=":(" title="frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>Windows was foremost the first. Before DOS (and later: windows) came along, companies were pretty much forced to stay local. Microsoft provided a global need for uniformity. They were also the first with excel, which they neatly combined in an office packet that would push word (and probably access as well) as the de facto standard. They also developed fast and marketed their product well. This was good in the sense of distribution and getting it known, but because of that lacked security.</p><p>Granted: windows now is a whole lot more stable, secure and less patchwork than those days. And yes, it's a good (gud) operating system. However, this was not at all because it was open or closed source. Heck...there are plenty of authoritive people around who claim (IMHO correctly) that had windows been open source from the start, it would've been a whole lot more secure right now.</p><p></p><p>Because microsoft pushed their operating systems so well (up to the point where it's pretty damn hard to find a non-apple PC without the operating system), everyone had it. That's the main reason companies produce games for it. Backed up by decent API's and directx that allowed them quick development of games. It being closed source or "being secure" (which isn't even true when compared to most other OS'es) never was any concern for any game company.</p><p></p><p>You know what else is being used in schools (mostly universities) and hospitals? Linux. Its open source model and free distribution (meaning: higher flexibility and less administrative hassle) allowed it to grow into security so well that microsoft is still playing second fiddle on most server levels.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Taleweaver, post: 7412868, member: 237261"] This is just wrong on so many levels... :( Windows was foremost the first. Before DOS (and later: windows) came along, companies were pretty much forced to stay local. Microsoft provided a global need for uniformity. They were also the first with excel, which they neatly combined in an office packet that would push word (and probably access as well) as the de facto standard. They also developed fast and marketed their product well. This was good in the sense of distribution and getting it known, but because of that lacked security. Granted: windows now is a whole lot more stable, secure and less patchwork than those days. And yes, it's a good (gud) operating system. However, this was not at all because it was open or closed source. Heck...there are plenty of authoritive people around who claim (IMHO correctly) that had windows been open source from the start, it would've been a whole lot more secure right now. Because microsoft pushed their operating systems so well (up to the point where it's pretty damn hard to find a non-apple PC without the operating system), everyone had it. That's the main reason companies produce games for it. Backed up by decent API's and directx that allowed them quick development of games. It being closed source or "being secure" (which isn't even true when compared to most other OS'es) never was any concern for any game company. You know what else is being used in schools (mostly universities) and hospitals? Linux. Its open source model and free distribution (meaning: higher flexibility and less administrative hassle) allowed it to grow into security so well that microsoft is still playing second fiddle on most server levels. [/QUOTE]
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