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The critical infrastructure that people actually cared about (ATC for example) had all the choice in the world. So did people designing bespoke POS systems. To
by jojobas 2y ago
The critical infrastructure that people actually cared about (ATC for example) had all the choice in the world. So did people designing bespoke POS systems. To rephrase the old IBM trope, "nobody got fired for choosing Windows".
- akira2501 2y ago> critical infrastructure that people actually cared about Did hospitals have a choice in which OS their MRI machine runs? Are those not "critical?" Or should we just not "actually care?" > ATC for example Were they impacted by this outage? Isn't the reason flights were canceled is because the _carriers_ systems are the ones that had issues? > So did people designing bespoke POS systems. Really? I would assume most of that is down to the hardware, like cash drawers, credit card readers and order printers, which is likely third party and proprietary, and is only available and supported on Windows. Do you have evidence otherwise? > "nobody got fired for choosing Windows". You've recognized the same outcome I have but have gone to great lengths in an attempt to obscure the reasons for it happening. Why?
- jojobas 2y agoThere are Unix-based MRI machines. When buying one, I would imagine the OS is rarely a consideration. There were reports of airports disallowing landings of incoming planes due to controllers being unable to provide separation. There are card readers available for Linux, it has been long standardized. Cash drawer is a single solenoid. Major supermarket chains order and supervise delivery of custom POS solutions integrated the way they want from companies like NCR. NCR offers Windows, Android and Linux POS bases, but supermarkets tend to choose Windows.