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Re:Inferno: A compact OS for building cross-platform distrib... by pjc50 on Thursday May 19, 2016 @07:57AM (#11729491)
Systems which aren't usable don't get used, and so the research stays in the lab.

OS choice is a market dominance issue.

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Re:Inferno: A compact OS for building cross-platform distrib... by mveety on Thursday May 19, 2016 @09:09PM (#11735022)
The goal for a research OS isn't market dominance or to have users. It's to test ideas.
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