Bill robbing Apple of GUI is well-known. Less known is he stole a more robust and secure architecture from OpenVMS that was most rock-solid of OS's. They managed to show what would happen if OpenVMS had no QA process during development. Yet, recent efforts have gotten Windows Server reliable enough that the connection is more believable. :)
http://windowsitpro.com/windows-client/windows-nt-and-vms-re...
Bill robbing Apple of GUI is well-known. Less known is he stole a more robust and secure architecture from OpenVMS that was most rock-solid of OS's. They managed to show what would happen if OpenVMS had no QA process during development. Yet, recent efforts have gotten Windows Server reliable enough that the connection is more believable. :)