Tesla complimented during Microsoft's Windows 10 introduction

That's cool (for Tesla). Here's a more specific link: If Windows 10 is the Tesla to the Windows 7 Prius, what was Windows 8? | The Verge

Is it just me, or do you not want Tesla to be associated with the next version of Windows.

If Tesla is becoming a household name, that's great for the long run future of the brand. But as I suggested in another thread, I doubt Windows 10 is the Tesla of anything:wink:

Miller High Life. The Tesla of Beers!

Tesla Model S. The Champagne of Cars!

iadbound said:

Is it just me, or do you not want Tesla to be associated with the next version of Windows.

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Overthinking it. It was a compliment.

They got a dig into the Fisker Karma in that article as well.

ElSupreme said:

Miller High Life. The Tesla of Beers!

Tesla Model S. The Champagne of Cars!

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This could lead to a great thread...

Pimento Cheese - the Tesla of the South
Tesla Model S - The Caviar of Sedans

and they're off...

Maybe some day people will say Tesla is the Cadillac of cars :wink:

I think its an insult the other way around At least for me... I hate Windows!!! Its the most unreliable OS I've ever used, period. So anything Windows named or has it as an operating system, I run the other way.

There's a reason why Unix is running on Tesla's.

wiztecy said:

At least for me... I hate Windows!!! Its the most unreliable OS I've ever used, period. So anything Windows named or has it as an operating system, I run the other way.

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Ok, I'll bite. Do you have any links to stats on this (2nd sentence)? Clearly (1st and 3rd sentences) you're unbiased, so certainly you'll have some scientific data to back up such an assertion.

wiztecy said:

I think its an insult the other way around At least for me... I hate Windows!!! Its the most unreliable OS I've ever used, period. So anything Windows named or has it as an operating system, I run the other way.

There's a reason why Unix is running on Tesla's.

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Unreliable? I can run Windows 7 for weeks on end nowadays without degradation in performance. That was virtually unheard of in years past. And before you bring up the Mac OS.... what the two operating systems have to accomplish is on completely different scales. Windows supports an unimaginable variety of hardware - most of which is buggy itself - built by god knows how many manufacturers, all arranged into an effectively infinite number of ways, each arrangement creating it's own potential set of hardware & driver conflicts. And, of course, whether the bugs are in the 3rd party hardware or 3rd party drivers, inevitably Windows is blamed. That Windows can run for weeks at end without degradation is nothing short of astounding. Apple, by restricting their hardware, has a far far easier job.

I wouldn't use Windows to run a car either. And I wouldn't take a 787 to the shopping mall. A car O/S needs to be as basic as possible. Windows, by necessity, will never be simple.

And for what it's worth, the only fault with Windows 8 is the absence of something like a conventional start menu - which people make much noise about. In retrospect MS made a few bad decisions there. Other than that, it's every bit as fast and reliable as Windows 7.

wiztecy said:

There's a reason why Unix is running on Tesla's.

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Just to be clear...The Model S is running Linux, and while Linux is a Unix like operating system, in no way is it actually branded Unix.

Windows 10: Not good enough to be Windows 9...


If you don't know the reference, Windows releases are generally said to be good at the odd numbers (Win3, Win5 (XP), Win7), and bad at the even numbers (NT 4.0, 6.0 (Vista), Win8).

Windows 10 is Windows 9.0 much like Windows Vista is Windows 6.0. Vista and XP aren't even numbers. ;-)

sandpiper said:

Unreliable? I can run Windows 7 for weeks on end nowadays without degradation in performance. That was virtually unheard of in years past. .

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Weeks ? LOL Is that a thing to be proud of ? :biggrin:
My Linux servers measure uptimes in years -- usually interrupted by major power outages or planned hardware upgrades.