Microsoft exec touts OS evolution
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Operating systems need to evolve from performing traditional file management and I/O tasks to learning and accommodating user behaviors, a Microsoft executive said Tuesday during a keynote presentation at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference here.
Under the user-centric computing scenario presented by Microsoft's Rick Rashid, senior vice president of Microsoft Research, the operating system will migrate toward human-oriented performance rather than forcing users to cope with rigid file structures. Natural-language interfaces are continuing to emerge and improvements in storage technology will enable operating systems to track user behaviors to accommodate future tasks.