Quoting Slashdot:
"The command line interface to the Windows Server OS will be changed to the new
Monad Shell (MSH), in a phased implementation to take place over the next three
to five years. 'It will exceed what has been delivered in Linux and Unix for
many years', so says Bob Muglia, a Senior VP at Microsoft." More from the Tom's
Hardware article: "The language in Muglia's comment offers the first clear
indication that WMI may be yet one more component being left behind, as
Microsoft moves away from portions of Windows architecture that have
historically been vulnerable to malicious attack."
This means that:
a) they concede that their current shell is not so good
b) their yardstick is the unix and linux shell (20 years old and still
evolving)
c) they will emulate it, and hope to better it in 3-5 years (assuming it will
stand still ?)
d) they are doing this after having turned their backs to it in NT days, i.e.
for the last ~7 years or so
Conclusion:
At present, and for the foreseable following three to five years, the unix and
linux shells are recognised as being superior to the windows shell by m$. They
will (emphasis on will, as in distant future), catch up with it in 3 to 5
years.
You know what, I like compliments ;-)
Peter
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