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Re:Microsoft built its own custom Linux kernel for its new I... by nkkollaw on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @04:33AM (#16856533)
I would switch to Windows in a heartbeat if they dropped NT and switched to becoming a Linux distro with a Windows emululator for legacy apps.
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Re:Microsoft built its own custom Linux kernel for its new I... by NiveaGeForce on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @11:19AM (#16859119)
That would be a downgrade.
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Re:Microsoft built its own custom Linux kernel for its new I... by nkkollaw on Thursday April 19, 2018 @02:34AM (#16873792)
Really?

Even just the file locking would make it an upgrade, since it would allow you to avoid restaring your PC after upgrades like 30 years ago.

What makes Windows internals superior to Unix-based systems?

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Re:Microsoft built its own custom Linux kernel for its new I... by NiveaGeForce on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @03:44PM (#16970731)
See http://itvision.altervista.org/why.linux.is.not.ready.for.th...
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Re:Microsoft built its own custom Linux kernel for its new I... by ddingus on Thursday April 19, 2018 @02:44AM (#16873836)
Agreed.
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