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Originally posted by PlusFan
Now let's also say that I give/measure scores to/for the architecture
2234 for Arch 1 and
234 for Arch 2
how can you meassure an architecture without taking into account the software running in it?
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Originally posted by PlusFan
(arch+os) - arch = os
19234 - 2234 = 17000 = OS1
18234 - 234 = 18000 = OS2
do you really think that when you have two things working together (not only an OS and an arch.) the whole is the sum of the parts? why not a product? or a complex relationship? That isn't so easy
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Originally posted by PlusFan
But you could say that the Porsche has easier ways to configure your seat, the radio, etc. since the road has no effect on them!
I agree. However, the way you can configure your seat, radio, etc... is not the only thing you have to take into account when buying a car. There are some other things that you should care about them too.
The same for OSes. Maybe you can compare the GUI, and, if you don't care about other things (you're a noob user, for example), you can say: this Os is better. But if you're not a noob, you should compare more things, and IMO the GUI of an OS isn't the most important part of it. The API (what programs can do), the HAL (which hw is suported), the connectivity, the robustness, etc... are more important things, IMO.
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