Computers NT

A Tale of Two Operating Systems It was the best of operating systems, it was the worst of operating systems, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had …

…implements a de jure standard. In effect, you end up with the best of both worlds; Open Systems and Industry Standards. A more complete discussion of Open Systems and Industry Standards can be found in a recent report from The Burton Group. Specifically, the contrast between de jure and de facto standards, the concept of what it means to be "effectively open", and the enabling power of software "isolation layers" are covered in detail. Executive