If Operating Systems were Airlines:
If Operating Systems were Airlines:
MS-DOS Airline
Everybody pushes the airplane until it glides. Then they hang on while the plane coasts until it hits the ground again. Then they push again, hang on again, and so on.
Macintosh Airline
All the stewards, stewardesses, captains, baggage handlers, and ticket agents look the same, act the same, and talk the same. Every time you ask questions about details, you are told you don't need to know, don't want to know, and that everything will be done for you, so just shut up.
Windows Airline
The airport terminal is nice and colorful, with friendly stewards and stewardesses, easy access to the plane, and a completely uneventful takeoff. Once in the air, 1 out of 150 planes blow up without any warning whatsoever.
Windows NT Airline
Everyone marches out onto the runway, says the password in unison, and forms the outline of a plane. Then they all sit down and make a whooshing sound like they are flying.
Unix Airline
Everyone brings a piece of the plane with them when they come to the airport. They go out on the runway and put the plane together piece by piece, arguing constantly about what kind of plane they are building.
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