Unix’s Revenge

There is a huge assertion in there - that Windows isn't as adaptable to multiple different environments. I know that empirically this looks to be the case - we don't see the NT kernel running on gadgets - but is there actually any true technical reason stopping this? By that, I mean is there any barrier that a team of Microsoft engineers couldn't overcome in say a year?<p>It would be interesting to know what those limitations are if that is the case - there would no doubt be lessons to learn for all of us.

This entire article is ridiculous. Even if were true, it wouldn't be interesting as very few smartphone users know what OS kernel their phones run, and fewer still care.<p>And even as a developer you won't get very far trying to develop applications for iOS, Android or RIM's QNX based devices using the original Unix API.<p>It would be much truer to say that the rise of smartphones represents the "revenge" of ARM over Intel.

<i>But Bill Gates, no doubt motivated by license fee considerations</i><p>Well that's wrong for starters: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenix" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenix</a>

the comments are interesting too.