You now, in some sense those early visionaries were beaten by the disruptive innovators of their day.
I think the argument here is that 1000 little choices favoring incremental advantage in the short term add up to a sub-optimal long term, but I'm not so sure. I have a *NIX machine in my phone. Designers "threw it in there" as the easy path. And it works.
Just trying to show the Linux kernel as an inexpensive building block in this day and age. One that is used casually, in Raspbery Pi's, in virtualization, etc.
I think the argument here is that 1000 little choices favoring incremental advantage in the short term add up to a sub-optimal long term, but I'm not so sure. I have a *NIX machine in my phone. Designers "threw it in there" as the easy path. And it works.