Re: Feedmag on "Where do you want to go tomorrow?

["Matt Deatrick" <mattd@shocking.com>]

	I agree with Katherine. Having options, choice, in O/S's is a positive and
not a negative. The underlying issue, in my mind, is standards. Standards
which allow for the free-flow of ideas and information across a wide
variety of platforms. Perhaps this is the first case of "O/S racism" in the
information age. We like the look and ignore the underlying issues which
could lead to the demise, or at least pause,  of development. 
	In my humble opinion we are, as a society, choosing quantity and
proliferation over quality improvement. What a shame, and how typical.
	Matt Deatrick

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> From: Katharine M.J. Osborne <kosborne@rocketmail.com>
> To: Multiple recipients of list AM-INFO <am-info@essential.org>
> Subject: Re: Feedmag on "Where do you want to go tomorrow?
> Date: Sunday, April 26, 1998 12:17 AM
> 
> It seems as if we may be missing the point. It has always
> bothered me that desktop computers even exist on such a
> large scale. The only reason that this situation exists is
> because Gates has steered us into a mindset that desktop
> PCs must be ubiquitous.
> 
> There are more effective models for computers. Models that
> improve communication and productivity, instead of
> hindering it by adding more layers, namely the desktop
> metaphor. Just check out MIT's site for some of these
> models in concept. It's not as if we do not have the
> technology to build these computers, because we do.
> 
> Why do we obsess so much over OS's that are so similar?
> Maybe its time to move along. Maybe this is the only way
> we can break MS's monopoly.
> 
> KaOs
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> 
> ---James Love <love@cptech.org> wrote:
> >
> > Steven Johnson's "Where do you want to go tomorrow"" in 
> > www.feedmag.com, focuses on free operating systems.  It 
> > incorrectly says I favor a single OS for everyone, but 
> > otherwise it is pretty interesting.  Jamie
> > 
> >
>
http://www.feedmag.com/html/feedline/98.04johnson/98.04johnson_master.html
> > 
> > -- 
> > James Love
> > Consumer Project on Technology
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