Future operating systems to remain as Windows and Linux

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Apr 4, 2008 8:09 AM EDT
ZDNet Asia; By Chris Duckett and Lana Kovacevic
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Gernot Heiser, professor of operating systems at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has stated that Windows and Linux will remain as the future of desktop and server operating systems. In an interview at the recent Linux.conf.au in Melbourne, Heiser said "the operating systems of the future will be called Windows and Linux, no matter what they look like". "You can't really introduce new operating systems in the desktop and server space", he added.

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