In news:28mn351mipdaugo5lc731fvj13ehscn4u4@4ax.com,
AJL typed on Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:52:55 -0700:
> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:
>
>> Well the rule of thumb is the larger the source code,
>> the slower it runs.
>
> The source code runs in modules, so if a W7 module is coded more
> efficiently it could run faster even though the overall OS was larger.

One would hope anyway. Although the sloppy way modern day programmers
program, I wouldn't really count on this possibility.

>> So if Win7 actually runs faster than XP,
>> it would be a shift from the norm.
>
> Speed isn't everything. DOS is faster than XP but it's not much good
> for modern software. XP = DOS in ten years. And by that time we'll all
> be working in the cloud anyway... ;)

Well look at it this way...

DOS was number one for about 10 years ('82-'92)
Windows is number one for about 17 years ('92-present)
Windows 2000/XP is number one for about the last 9 years

So half of the Windows number one status has been do to the Windows
2000/XP kernel. And thanks to the netbook craze, the Windows 2000/XP
kernel is still going strong. So I will predict that no, I think Windows
XP will still be around in 10 years. I am sure Microsoft doesn't like
this. But it isn't up to Microsoft, but it is up to the users when XP
dies. <grin>

--
Bill
Windows 2000 SP4
Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC