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Re:NPM Is Joining GitHub by dnautics on Monday March 16, 2020 @02:27PM (#22595716)
> I think Windows will eventually become a presentation and slowly-phased-out compatibility layer on top of Linux.

I think this is unlikely. In many ways the NT kernel is superior to the Linux kernel. I just wish it were open source and didn't have the rest of windows around it.

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Re:NPM Is Joining GitHub by ForHackernews on Monday March 16, 2020 @02:32PM (#22595789)
Since when has technical superiority ever determined which product wins in the marketplace?

The Linux kernel is ubiquitous and free-as-in-beer, so it might win out. Android has already shown how you can build a proprietary userland on top of it.

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Re:NPM Is Joining GitHub by pjmlp on Monday March 16, 2020 @02:34PM (#22595825)
And how fragmentation on Linux profits OEMs, each with their own little distribution, not giving anything back.
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Re:NPM Is Joining GitHub by dnautics on Monday March 16, 2020 @04:19PM (#22597169)
> Since when has technical superiority ever determined which product wins in the marketplace?

Good point.

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