We need to make a good Windows UI clone (Was: At the US border)

[Scott Elcomb]

On 9/29/06, Jason Spiro <jasonspiro4-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> 2006/9/25, Rick Tomaschuk <rickl-ZACYGPecefkm4kRHVhTciCwD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> ...
> > Don't anyone tell me not to bash Micro$oft since these scumbags affect
> > my life just about everywhere I go!!!!
>
> You're right. People sadly stick with Windows even despite all its
> problems. I think the problem is that nobody likes change. One
> computer lab at my school has 100 Windows PCs and 20 Macs. Nobody
> really uses the Macs. They are all stay powered off, and simply nobody
> uses them.
>
> People don't want to learn a new OS with different dialog boxes and
> whatnot than they're used to. To them, computer is just a tool, and
> people want the tool they're familiar with. They just want bad old
> Windows.
>
> Sad, but true.
>
> Perhaps what we need to do is make a good, spyware-proof Linux-based
> clone of the Windows UI which runs MS Office perfectly using Wine-like
> emulation technology. That'd be the first step towards convincing the
> majority of people to make the switch.
>
> ...
> > --
> > Friends don't let friends use windows....
>
> When you open Windows, bugs get in.
>
> Regards,
> Jason

I can't say it's spyware proof - hell, I'm not even entirely sure of
the security implications (yet) - but Atomic OS is the way I see to
fix this UI issue for J Random User.

With Atomic, it no longer matters whether your using *nix, *bsd, *m$,
or whatever.  If Firefox works on your system, there's an alternative
to Microsoft.  Being entirely contained withing a single .html file
gives it the potential to grow in a ubiquitous way.

Every time J.R. User goes to a website, it's a different User
Interface.  In the aftermath of hitting Digg, there were a bunch of
comments made all over the place.  One of them in particular refers to
this thread -- at least from my perspective:

"reminds me of windows 98" [1]

When we get Atomic OS up to where WAJAX was, it's as easy to use as that.

[1]
  http://tinyurl.com/zbupr
  http://addict3d.org/index.php?page=viewarticle&type=news&ID=28892&title=AtomicOS%20-%20Another%20AjaxOS
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