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This doesn't sound like a true story. He lies to Bill Gates 'telling him the console would incorporate the Windows operating system' but also had 'been telling

This doesn't sound like a true story. He lies to Bill Gates 'telling him the console would incorporate the Windows operating system' but also had 'been telling them that [this doesn't need Windows at all] for two years.'

mox1 6y ago
Someone gave a talk at my college early after the release of the original Xbox. It was definitely "Based" off of Windows 2000. So like I would call this a white-lie. Basically just the kernel and file system if I remember correctly. Kinda like how ios version 1 was based off OSX.
- valuearb 6y ago
  iOS was based off NextStep, just like OSX.
  - grzm 6y ago
    Could you elaborate? I'd say any connection iOS has with NextStep is through OS X. What connection does iOS have to NextStep that is independent of OS X parentage?
    - valuearb 6y ago
      I was being sarcastic, iOS is clearly based on MacOS/OSX, which was derived from NextStep. OP was implying that was a myth.
      - Inhibit 6y ago
        Still with a BSD derived kernel? I can't see why you'd need to make them that different; massive costs savings if you don't.
- nailer 6y ago
  The full article they link to clears this up. Indeed it's Windows 2000, but it's not "PC Compatible" which was the issue.