if operating systems were airlines

[niko]

DOS Airlines - Everybody pushes the airplane until it glides, then jumps
on and
lets the plane coast until it hits the ground again, then push again,
jump on again
and so on.

DOS with QEMM Airlines - The same thing but with more leg room to push.

MAC Airlines - All the stewards, stewardesses, captains, baggage
handlers and
ticket agents look the same, act the same and talk the same. Every time
you ask
questions about details, you are told you don't need to know, don't want
to know,
and everything will be done for you without you having to know, so just
shut up.

OS/2 Airlines - To board the plane, you have your ticket stamped 10
different
times by standing in 10 different lines. Then you fill out a form
showing where
you want to sit and whether it should look and feel like an ocean liner,
a passenger
train, or a bus. If you succeed in getting on board the plane and the
plane succeeds
in getting off the ground, you have a wonderful trip... except times
when the rudder
and flaps get frozen in position, in which case you have time to say
your prayers
and get yourself prepared before the crash.

WINDOWS Airlines - The airport terminal is nice and colourful, with
friendly
stewards and stewardesses, easy access to the plane, and an uneventful
takeoff ...
then the plane blows up without warning whatsoever.

NT Airlines - Everyone marches out on the runway, says the password in
unison
and forms the outline of a plane. Then they all sit down and make a
whooshing
sound like they're flying.

UNIX Airlines - Everyone brings one piece of the plane with them when
they come
to the airport. They all go out on the runway and put the plane together
piece by piece,
arguing constantly about what kind of plane they are building.