The beginning of the end for Microsoft?

No, Microsoft is not going anywhere, at least not in the next 10 years. You are forgetting they still have the strongest penetration to PC's. Put a poll up, 70-80% users are STILL on Window Systems not to mention most people still prefer Windows over Linux(might change in the future) because right now Window systems are still "simpler" to operate.

Linux taking over windows is 10+ years way too early. They might fail at Mobile OS penetrations but their bulk of wealth is the regular PC, schools and government computers.
 
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VioAdmin said:
No, Microsoft is not going anywhere, at least not in the next 10 years. You are forgetting they still have the strongest penetration to PC's. Put a poll up, 70-80% users are STILL on Window Systems not to mention most people still prefer Windows over Linux(might change in the future) because right now Window systems are still "simpler" to operate.

Linux taking over windows is 10+ years way too early. They might fail at Mobile OS penetrations but their bulk of wealth is the regular PC, schools and government computers.
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Microsoft & Windows will still be with us for years to come.

The funny thing is, the more you talk about users moving to Linux, the more I read about companies moving back to Windows 7 & XP for the excellent support.
 
Never mind the fact that 90% (At least) of the world's computer users are Windows users, and know nothing besides the Windows Desktop...
Having to train those 90% of people to use a different OS will be a mammoth task on it's own...Linux is not simple, and until it is, MS is here to stay.
 
I think I've heard of this alternate universe which the article refers to; the one where Microsoft's product, service, industry involvement portfolio only consists of two things, a doomed desktop and mobile operating system (doomed like 2012 the movie), meanwhile, back at the ranch, maybe we should all pitch in and organize ol Alastair Otter a trip to the Redmond campus, I'm almost certain they'll be able to accommodate at least one visitor in that little shack.
 
elvza said:
I think I've heard of this alternate universe which the article refers to; the one where Microsoft's product, service, industry involvement portfolio only consists of two things, a doomed desktop and mobile operating system (doomed like 2012 the movie), meanwhile, back at the ranch, maybe we should all pitch in and organize ol Alastair Otter a trip to the Redmond campus, I'm almost certain they'll be able to accommodate at least one visitor in that little shack.
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LOL

And ask Microsoft to show him a demo of Microsoft Exchange Server with Microsoft Outlook client, the number 1 mail server in the world & the number 1 mail client in the world.

I think he will be very impressed when he realizes how powerful it is in a business setup.
 
Oh ya absolutely :), he should probably take this prophecy with him, i'm sure they would be very interested to hear his insightful, objective and completely groundbreaking independent analysis of their business's future.
 
Windows 7 is the best OS around at the moment, hardly the end for Microsoft... they have a knack at silently keeping the lead
 
The writer thinks that because mobile is the future, the future will be without desktops/laptops. Truth is that desktops are going no where and mobiles are simply an add-on for when your away from your desktop/laptop. Using a mobile as your only platform is not efficient at all.
 
More ramblings from a die-hard linux fanboy. It's funny to watch, actually. Every year MS's demise is predicted, they have another record financial year; last one was no different, and I'm sure this year won't be either.

Is there some secret Linux society that sponsors this guy? Or is it just insecurity that makes EVERY article he writes talk about how Linux is going to dominate... soon! I mean, seriously - market analysis and commentary is fine, but just singlemindedly writing articles about this over and over, I'm not sure who he's trying to convince - us, or himself.

Even Blackberry's QNX-based operating system is Unix-based, a close relative of Linux
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That made me laugh - trying to tie QNX's success Linux. Um, what?! QNX way predates linux. OSes like BSD and QNX paved the way to Linux, not the other way round! I have absolutely nothing against linux, but seeing it was brought up, wouldn't it be awesome if Blackberry spun off QNX as a mobile OS for others to use - it's better than linux for mobile devices - both technically, and via demonstrations that BB has done with the Playbook that have wowed the tech world in a way that Android 3.0 hasn't.

No matter what, HP shipping Linux-based devices has to have a knock-on effect.
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HP is Microsoft's biggest partner. Wrong analogy. Or does this mean the fact that HP sells more Windows stuff than Linux stuff mean it'll have the knock-on effect of killing linux?

The next time you're out looking for a PC and your printer, phone and tablet PC all run Linux, will you choose a Linux-based PC or a Windows one?
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What a stupid analogy. Windows, of course! Or are consumers stupid enough to think that linux has anything vaguely to do with the user's experience on the computer. Ubuntu and Android only share a tiny slice of OS at the bottom - in fact, Android is more about the Java frontend than the linux back-end, as demonstrated by the fact you can run Android apps on java VM's on windows, QNX, etc.
 
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Oh, and hardcore PC gamers will laugh in your face.
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I had the same opinion as you but... my best mate invited me to Poland a couple weeks back and here I am with a 20meg line (after hours only though, during the day its a ****ty 2 meg). What does that matter, I hear you ask...

Well simply put, OnLive. I played Unreal Tournament 3, Dawn of War 2 and AC2 on my... NETBOOK! In 720p. Slight lag though, but it will improve. All they need is a reason to make a Linux/Mac client and there will be a lot less reason to own a MS machine. The beginning of the end is now - it's not THE END. It may take another 5-10 years but it will happen eventually.
 
I wasn't a Microsoft fanboi, but I am now. Two reasons: Windows 7 and Windows phone 7.
Microsoft won't die as long as businesses are using Office even though there are free open source software available.
Also, on common tasks (search, maps, email, twitter, Facebook) I'm pretty sure I can do things faster than you can on your smartphone.

The lack of copy and paste does suck though.
(Posting this from my hacked HD2 running WP7 on IE mobile :) )
 
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