Beyond the scummy shit of selling the same OS with just a slight UI change as a completely new thing, I think it's truly remarkable that they haven't been noticeable new operating systems. Apple has been revamping OS X for more than a decade now, no new kernels have popped for like more than 20 years. Every innovation is just a bunch of garbage cloud shit. We really, truly reached the technological peak for personal computing.
Depends on what you mean by "operating systems". NT, Darwin, and Linux kernels have not been replaced, true. But an operating system is not just the kernel. There have been many different changes underneath the hood that are not as evident to non-technical users as UI revamps. I won't speak for Windows, but Linux saw many innovations both in kernel-space and in user-space, for sure. For example, systemd, Wayland, and PipeWire.
Then there's Fuchsia, which is not only a different OS, but a completely new kernel.
no new kernels have popped for like more than 20 years.
Fuchsia, modern MINIX (v3-on is basically new), Hurd is finally getting somewhere, Haiku exists. There are new kernels, they're just not in common usage in desktop or mobile operating systems.
Beyond the scummy shit of selling the same OS with just a slight UI change as a completely new thing, I think it's truly remarkable that they haven't been noticeable new operating systems. Apple has been revamping OS X for more than a decade now, no new kernels have popped for like more than 20 years. Every innovation is just a bunch of garbage cloud shit. We really, truly reached the technological peak for personal computing.
Depends on what you mean by "operating systems". NT, Darwin, and Linux kernels have not been replaced, true. But an operating system is not just the kernel. There have been many different changes underneath the hood that are not as evident to non-technical users as UI revamps. I won't speak for Windows, but Linux saw many innovations both in kernel-space and in user-space, for sure. For example, systemd, Wayland, and PipeWire.
Then there's Fuchsia, which is not only a different OS, but a completely new kernel.
Oh yeah I completely forgot about all of those lmao. Fuchsia particularly.
There is probably little benefit to starting an operating system from scratch.
But stuff like games can sometimes benefits from switching engines and basically starting the code from scratch
Fuchsia, modern MINIX (v3-on is basically new), Hurd is finally getting somewhere, Haiku exists. There are new kernels, they're just not in common usage in desktop or mobile operating systems.
Isn't the lack of radical innovation just a sign of OS technology maturing?