Re: Microsoft Chief on Linux: "I am Scared" (Comes vs MS - exhibit px07168)

[Matt <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Roy Schestowitz wrote:

> From: Jim Allchin
> 2. We need a paper which outlines technically how our system (kernel, web
> service, file server) is better. I think we have Mark R signed up to write
> this (robs was supposed to engage him on this). This paper needs to cover
> things like the facts that we have a preemptive kernel, asychronous I/O, etc
> Facts… that go to the core of why windows is different and Linux is old unix.  
> Facts


It seems he believed that Linux and Unix didn't have preemption or 
asynchronous I/O and that Windows did.

> I would have the technical person help with this. 

Yeah, that might be a good idea ... hopefully somebody who knew 
something about computers before he came to Microsoft ... do we have 
somebody who's taken an OS course in school?

> There was a technical
> wrlteup a few years ago by Mark in Windows NT Magazine. We need more on this.