[Don Joe]

"Although... if you wanted to put yellow FORD paint on the hood of your Jag... (OMG! - lol) would you expect the entire paint job to have a meltdown?"

Why are we discussing paint? Can a car run without paint? Yes. Can a computer run without an operating system? No.

Engines, on the other hand...

So, you want to buy a Ford, but demand that the dealer install a Jag engine. And, you demand that it work, without doing any damage to the power train.

Good luck, pal. You'll need it.

[js1138]

So, you want to buy a Ford, but demand that the dealer install a Jag engine.

Of course Jags ARE Fords now.

[lepton]

Why are we discussing paint? Can a car run without paint? Yes. Can a computer run without an operating system? No.

Not that it much matters, but my analogy of the Car to the paint was as the OS to the browser. :)

[ez2muz]

Why are we discussing paint? Can a car run without paint? Yes. Can a computer run without an operating system? No.

Follow the thread, I didn't bring up the paint thing; I was only pointing out the paint analogy doesn't fly. Sounds like you agree.

...and sorry but I'm not talking about operating systems either - I'm talking about web-browsers.