Let me simply quote the wikipedia: What I stated is that an OS and it's eco-system can hardly be seperated. Eco-system is not equivalent to "third-party software, hardware or content" as you, so eloquently just stated... An OS is not "simply software that runs on hardware", it is software that runs on hardware to allow your other non-OS software to work with said hardware. It is a mediator. "An operating system (OS) is a collection of software that manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for computer programs. The operating system is a vital component of the system software in a computer system. Application programs usually require an operating system to function."
I vote that Kangal replace Elop!