The Fundamental Failings of Microsoft Windows r4 (See the current copy)

Why Microsoft Windows Can Never Be Fixed

Microsoft Windows is a poorly designed system. Most people would agree with this statement and cite implementation issues such as poor security, poor performance, and poor support systems. However, these issues can be addressed and solved over time. Microsoft Windows however, will always be a poorly designed system due to fundamental flaws in its design. These flaws are so fundamental that most Microsoft Windows administrators and users do not even understand that they are flaws at all -- instead they think of the limitations as features or do not think of them at all, and just accept them as the way things are.

  1. Drive Letters
    1. Artificial constraint for root nodes
  2. Different Types of Executables
    1. Graphical versus Service versus Text Mode