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Or Microsoft could have the same Operating System but different GUIs. Remember that Operating System != GUI.
by axilmar 13y ago
Or Microsoft could have the same Operating System but different GUIs.
Remember that Operating System != GUI.
- amaks 13y agoBut that's what didn't work with Windows 8. For majority of consumers UI is operating system. Hence the confusion with difference between Windows RT and Windows 8. Hence the perception that Windows 8 has two isolated operating systems in it.
- x0054 13y agoI think what he means is more like iOS and OSX. Both run a very similar operating system but completely different UI. The best approach would be to have a common core with Windows and Metro interfaces, but separate them. Desktops and Laptops run Windows UI. Cellphones, Tablets, and TVs run Metro UI. This way you can maintain backwards compatibility on Windows side but allow the Metro side to be all new.