Before Microsoft started its Windows OS developement there was a UNIX os by Microsoft jointly owned by Microsoft and AT&T.

This UNIX operating system was named as Microsoft Xenix, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenix

This OS is now bought by SCO and called as SCO Unix.

So the software gaint has its roots in the UNIX, before it ventured out with its own OS Windows.

The Microsoft Xenix was the market leader during that time period, [Proof: http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost...als+in+alliance]

So even that OS had rivals and hatered as the current Windows face.

Still microsoft has some links with linux.

Microsoft's Linux Guru Woos Coders with Freebies
Microsoft supports Linux via Novell

 

 

 

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Whats crazy is..I rememebr those days 
Alsi I was working at IBM when Warp was launched..wow that was a great partenership between IBM and MS..LOL!!!
And in true MS style ofc they stole most of the ideas and repackaged them...

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Microsoft has always been controversial. However thier ability to always start late and yet still take over the market share is amazing. Thier ability to make programs that appeal to the general user is also good.

The history of MS is intersting

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I suppose that's true... to a certain extent

Even though Microsoft practically started out with Xenix, the following Operating System had nothing to do with Unix... in terms of functionality and structure, at least.



So, actually, even though Microsoft may have its roots in Unix, Windows doesn't! But then again, it's quite arguable that every operating system has been influenced by Unix. DOS, Windows, Mac OS, Linux, you name it! In many cases, OS creators grafted portions of Unix code onto their OSes. I even heard - though I can't be sure - that the head programmer of Windows 2000 was a Unix veteran who employed every Unix trick he knew into Microsoft's new and promising OS (at the time). That would actually explain the gigantic increase in Windows 2000's stability and performance over its predecessors.

Thank you for reminding us of those days, livingston

 

 

 

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Lol I just read about CP/M like the day before.

I just don't like the eerm..outdated nature of Unix

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If Windows was based on UNIX, that would solve so many hectic Windows problem that we now have today. Security would be so much easier to handle and so much stronger.

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Hell, Apple had Apple Unix way before OSX came out. I know somefolks who were early on into the whole Hyperlinking idea that eventually became the Internet. They were all using Apple Unix machines back in the 1980's.

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Wow LOL, never knew about all that, but I suppose it isn't surprising.

Wasn't there rumours that old Billy G stole from Apple or some such?

Hard to keep up with Microsoft's pre and current history, there is just too much lol.

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Let's remember that Windows was built with ease-of-use in mind (the reason behind its outstanding popularity among regular users). It's hard to compare that approach, to that of Unix creators. Same applies to both branches of OSs today - Windows will always gain most market share (as there is always more newbies than pros), until they drop the customer-friendly architecture, or a Unix derivative will employ similar compatibility and ease-of-use features. I'm looking forward to the moment when I will be able to launch newest 3D games in Linux, without any performance hits...

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It's not a rumour, but a fact. Also shown in the documentary Pirates of Silicon Valley


Macs are UNIX based and they are also simple or even more simple than Windows. You don't see that happening, having millions of users flocking to Apple immediately. However, Apple's computer shares are gaining traction since Windows Vista came out.

xboxrulz

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