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Ngawo-90, iMicrosoft yayiphethe inkambu yezinhlelo zokusebenza. Ushintsho lweza ne-Windows 95, eyaletha izinguquko ezingakaze zibonwe uma kuqhathaniswa nezinhlelo zokusebenza zangaphambilini, futhi i-Mac OS yangaleso sikhathi yayibukeka isiphelelwe yisikhathi ngendlela emangalisayo eduze kwayo. Nge-Windows XP, i-Redmond yaba nethonya elikhulu eminyakeni eyishumi eyalandela, ngemva kwakho konke, kusukela ekufikeni kwenguqulo yesikhombisa, kwakuyisistimu yokusebenza esabalele kakhulu emhlabeni. Kodwa ngemva kuka-2001, lapho iMicrosoft ikhipha i-XP, kwathatha cishe eminye iminyaka eyisithupha iWindows (Vista) entsha. Kodwa phakathi naleso sikhathi kwafika i-Mac OS X, isistimu yokusebenza ye-Apple ephumelelayo, eyathatha okuningi ku-NEXTstep, uhlelo olwalusebenzisa imishini ye-NEXT kaSteve Jobs ngaphambi kokuba abuyele e-Apple futhi athenge i-Apple.

Ishumi leminyaka lokuqala lenkulungwane entsha kwakuyiminyaka eyishumi elahlekile yeMicrosoft. Ukukhishwa kwakamuva kwesistimu yokusebenza entsha, ukulala emakethe nabadlali beMP3 noma omakhalekhukhwini besimanje. IMicrosoft ibonakala ilahlekelwe yisinyathelo futhi yazivumela ukuthi idliwe yizimbangi zayo, ikakhulukazi i-Apple. U-Kurt Eichenwald uthwebula kahle lesi sikhathi kweyakhe umhleli obanzi Pro I-Vanitifair.com. Ingxenye lapho isihogo sabanda khona kwa-Microsoft lapho kwambulwa inguqulo entsha ye-Mac OS X yesistimu yokusebenza iyathakazelisa kakhulu:

NgoMeyi 2001, iMicrosoft yaqala ukusebenza kuphrojekthi ebizwa nge-Longhorn, eyayizobona ukukhanya kwemini engxenyeni yesibili ka-2003 ngaphansi kwegama elithi Windows Vista. I-Vista yanikezwa imigomo embalwa ebalulekile, njengokuncintisana nomthombo ovulekile we-Linux ngokusekela ulimi lokuhlela lwe-C# ukuze kube lula ukuhlela uhlelo, ukudala uhlelo lwefayela le-WinFS olungagcina izinhlobo ezahlukene zamafayela kusizindalwazi esisodwa, noma ukudala uhlelo lokubonisa olubizwa ngokuthi i-Avalon kufanele inikeze i-interface yomsebenzisi ezinhlelweni ezifakwe iwindi .

Onjiniyela beMicrosoft basebenzise izici ze-Longhorn kusukela ekuqaleni kwentuthuko. Ngenxa yale njongo, amaqembu amakhulu abelwa kulo msebenzi, nokho, naphezu kwayo yonke imizamo, umbukiso waqhubeka uhamba. Isistimu ithathe imizuzu eyishumi ukulayisha, ibingazinzile futhi ivame ukuphahlazeka. Kodwa-ke uSteve Jobs wethula inguqulo entsha yesistimu yokusebenza ye-Mac OS X ebizwa ngokuthi i-Tiger, futhi abasebenzi be-Microsoft abazange bamangale. Ingwe yayikwazi ukwenza okuningi kwalokho okwakuhlelwe uRedmond eLonghorn, ngaphandle kwemininingwane emincane eyakusebenza.

[yenza isenzo=”citation”]Ngemuva kwesikhathi eside, i-Apple yawina emkhakheni wezinhlelo zokusebenza, kuze kube manje i-sandbox ekhethekile ye-Microsoft.[/do]

Ngaphakathi kweMicrosoft, abasebenzi bebelokhu bethumela ama-imeyili bezwakalisa ukudumala ngokuthi iTiger iyisistimu yokusebenza eyikhwalithi. Okwamangaza abaphathi beMicrosoft ukuthi iTiger iphinde yafaka nokulingana okusebenzayo kwe-Avalon neWinFS (Quartz Composer and Spotlight). Omunye wabathuthukisi beLonghorn, uLenn Pryor, wabhala: “Bekugcwele igazi ngendlela emangalisayo. Kufana nokuthi ngithole ithikithi lamahhala lokuya ezweni laseLonghorn namuhla.”

Elinye ilungu leqembu, u-Vic Gundotra (manje oyi-SVP of Engineering kwa-Google) uzame i-Mac OS X Tiger futhi wabhala: “Ngakho-ke imbangi yabo ye-Avalon (ividiyo ewumgogodla, isithombe esiwumgogodla) yinto ethile. Nginamawijethi amahle kudeshibhodi yami ye-Mac nayo yonke imiphumela evezwe yiMisebenzi esiteji. Akukho nokukodwa ukuphahlazeka emahoreni amahlanu. Inkomfa ngevidiyo iyamangalisa futhi isoftware yokubhala yinhle kakhulu. ” UGundotra wathumela i-imeyili ekomkhulu leMicrosoft futhi, yafinyelela kuJim Allchin, ngaleso sikhathi owayeyisikhulu enkampanini, wayidlulisela kuBill Gates noSteve Ballmer, wengeza kuphela "Oh yeah..."

U-Longhorn wayekutholile lokho. Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kamuva, u-Allchin wazisa lonke ithimba labathuthukisi ukuthi iMicrosoft ayikwazanga ukuqeda i-Windows Vista ngesikhathi ukuze ihlangabezane nedethi yokugcina ehleliwe yokukhishwa futhi ibingazi ukuthi uhlelo olusha lokusebenza lungase lulunge nini. Ngakho-ke kwanqunywa ukuba kulahlwe yonke iminyaka emithathu yomsebenzi futhi kuqalwe phansi. Iningi lezinhlelo zangempela lishintshiwe - ayikho i-C # noma i-WinFS, futhi i-Avalon ibuyekeziwe.

Isistimu yokusebenza ye-Apple isivele inale misebenzi ngendlela yayo eqediwe. Ngakho-ke iMicrosoft iyeke ngokuphelele ukuzama ukubaletha esimweni sokusebenza. I-Vistas ayizange idayiswe kwaze kwaba ngemva kweminyaka emibili, kodwa impendulo yomphakathi ayizange ibe mnandi kakhulu. Umagazini PC World ebizwa nge-Windows Vista ukudumazeka okukhulu kwezobuchwepheshe ngo-2007. Ngemva kwesikhathi eside, i-Apple yawina emkhakheni wezinhlelo zokusebenza, kuze kube manje isihlabathi esikhethekile seMicrosoft.

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