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DOS will never die as long as there are apps\games that people
want to use that only run on DOS.
I understand that...but I also think it's a shame people expect New
OS's to be backwards compatable to the point of DOS programs. There
needs to be a line drawn in the sand at some point.
To me it's like one person on a bike racing team demanding everyone
else to slow down because they still want to use a steel framed
bike when everyone else wants to use Carbon fiber. If you want to
ride that old bike GREAT! go for it keep that old bike in great
shape and have your fun. But don't hold everyone else back that
wants to go faster.
I want my Holodeck baby! I've done played Doom lol
I sure am glad I am not in the position of having to please everyones
needs out there......I just can't fathom how hard it must be for a
company like Microsoft or any other one for that fact to have to
design a program that makes EVERYONE happy, it is an impossible task
especially on the scale of Windows.
There is no easy answer, no matter what Bill Gates decides to do,
someone will not be happy and complain. I think the approach of
gradually implementing new features and phasing out old ones a few
at a time is the only way ahead, we just have to understand that.
Should he keep XP and DOS (for those who choose)as an alternative OS
of course he should, I think he is making a big mistake going the one
OS route. But then again I am not in his shoes I have not the
resources he has to make that choice. If anyone of us were, who is
to say we would not make the exact same choices as he is now?
