After word leaked that Midori would be Microsoft's next, all-new OS, Doug asked readers whether Microsoft building an OS from scratch is a good idea. Most of you said yes: Absolutely! When you're a ...

Ever wondered what it would take to roll your own OS? [Sebastian]’s Snowdrop OS might just provide you with some insight into that process, and maybe even some inspiration. [Sebastian] created ...

Microsoft Research has developed a non-Windows OS for academic types to play with. The subliminal message from Microsoft: Folks, we'd love to start from scratch with an OS, but we just can't go there.