Windows NT and VMS: The Rest of the Story (1998)
I wonder how relevant the NT kernel is nowadays.  My impression is the kernel as a foundation is that it is a thing of beauty.  Unfortunately, the windows structures atop it are eternally collapsing and rotted in parts.<p>With the introduction of the windows subsystem for linux, the whole edifice is coming down, threatening to bury the NT kernel and render it obsolete.<p>It seems Microsoft has capitulated and competition has been reduced to &quot;&#x27;Doing Linux&#x27; better than linux&quot;.  Which is to say, &quot;We surrender!  There is no plan.  Start migrating away from our legacy tech; here is a path.&quot;<p>What&#x27;s the point in continuing development on and for Windows if it no longer offers (and demands) technological distinctiveness?  There is no point.