The End of Windows

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Post by samsolomon » Mon, Apr 02, 2018, 1:16 PM UTC

Re: The End of Windows

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Post by twoquestions » Mon, Apr 02, 2018, 1:36 PM UTC

So are mom and pop businesses using Chromebooks and Ipads to do their accounting now? Last I checked Windows was still pretty dominant in both Enterprise and midsize businesses, though I could see a food truck being run from a phone (theoretically).

Re: The End of Windows

#3

Post by SonicSoul » Mon, Apr 02, 2018, 1:40 PM UTC

twoquestions wrote: post #2

So are mom and pop businesses using Chromebooks and Ipads to do their accounting now? Last I checked Windows was still pretty dominant in both Enterprise and midsize businesses, though I could see a food truck being run from a phone (theoretically).

Windows is not going away. it's just been downgraded from primary strategy at Microsoft

Re: The End of Windows

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Post by walterbell » Mon, Apr 02, 2018, 1:44 PM UTC

Dear Microsoft,

If you’re not using the PC, can we have it back?

— General Purpose Computing

Re: The End of Windows

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Post by Spooky23 » Mon, Apr 02, 2018, 1:45 PM UTC

twoquestions wrote: post #2

So are mom and pop businesses using Chromebooks and Ipads to do their accounting now? Last I checked Windows was still pretty dominant in both Enterprise and midsize businesses, though I could see a food truck being run from a phone (theoretically).

Windows 10 is really difficult for businesses entrenched in Windows to deal with.

The work that you need to do in order to unwind from legacy Windows stuff like fat apps, IE-optimized websites, and legacy Office-based workflows makes it pretty easy to move to an iPad to Google, etc. The only thing that Microsoft has going for them is that every other vendor is also fucking up client computing in different ways.

Re: The End of Windows

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Post by eric_b » Mon, Apr 02, 2018, 1:48 PM UTC

I'll be interested to see how this bifurcation of the Windows team plays out. Windows 10 has been a mixed bag - some nice new features but also a lot of half baked buggy stuff. The evergreen nature of Windows 10 feels like the right move, but I'm worried they're going to let the OS stagnate. There's already a lot of low hanging fruit they could clean up with an update, but haven't.

I'm not a huge fan of using my tablet or phone for things. I almost always prefer using a "real" operating system. I know that puts me in the minority to an extent, but I'm not the only one. The problem is, neither major desktop OS is moving in a direction I like. I guess I'm just getting old and cranky.

Re: The End of Windows

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Post by nightski » Mon, Apr 02, 2018, 1:48 PM UTC

SonicSoul wrote: post #3

twoquestions wrote: post #2

So are mom and pop businesses using Chromebooks and Ipads to do their accounting now? Last I checked Windows was still pretty dominant in both Enterprise and midsize businesses, though I could see a food truck being run from a phone (theoretically).

Windows is not going away. it's just been downgraded from primary strategy at Microsoft

As a long time developer on the Microsoft stack (approaching 20 years now?), it seems to me like this makes Microsoft and it's services less relevant and more easily replaceable in the long run. It's clear Azure and the related services are very lucrative, but I feel this is because of the prevalent use of Windows, not in spite of it.

Re: The End of Windows

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Post by pjmlp » Mon, Apr 02, 2018, 1:49 PM UTC

walterbell wrote: post #4

Dear Microsoft, If you’re not using the PC, can we have it back? — General Purpose Computing

Sure,

Which lock down version of Apple or Google systems do you prefer?

-- Microsoft

Re: The End of Windows

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Post by shmerl » Mon, Apr 02, 2018, 1:49 PM UTC

walterbell wrote: post #4

Dear Microsoft, If you’re not using the PC, can we have it back? — General Purpose Computing

> If you’re not using the PC, can we have it back?

Sure, install Linux and feel free.

Re: The End of Windows

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Post by amyjess » Mon, Apr 02, 2018, 1:51 PM UTC

twoquestions wrote: post #2

So are mom and pop businesses using Chromebooks and Ipads to do their accounting now? Last I checked Windows was still pretty dominant in both Enterprise and midsize businesses, though I could see a food truck being run from a phone (theoretically).

I see iPads everywhere at smaller restaurants. Especially in food courts. I've even seen a few Android tablets (including at one upscale food hall in Plano, TX). Not just restaurants, too; independent stores are picking up tablets at a huge rate. If a store has opened in the last three years or so, they're probably using a tablet as a cash register.

Tablets are rapidly taking over the market for cash registers.