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This reminds me of that time that Microsoft caught up to a competitor years too late to have any impact.
http://www.tannerhelland.com/4993/microsoft-money-updated-20...
I'm not a Windows user so maybe I'm way off, but wouldn't adding Cortana go much farther in getting people to upgrade? How's the Kinect support in Windows? Quite honestly, Microsoft is only competing against itself. How many XP uses are still out there? A couple hundred couple hundred million? Give them a reason to get excited.
This reminds me of that time that Microsoft caught up to a competitor years too late to have any impact.
I'm not a Windows user so maybe I'm way off, but wouldn't adding Cortana go much farther in getting people to upgrade? How's the Kinect support in Windows? Quite honestly, Microsoft is only competing against itself. How many XP uses are still out there? A couple hundred couple hundred million? Give them a reason to get excited.
As simple as it seems, this single failing has been my primary reason for outright dismissing Windows as a reasonable contender for server usage, no matter what else Microsoft might do to make it attractive for a variety of server tasks. A system that cannot be updated easily without human intervention is not a system that deserves a place in any data center.
As simple as it seems, this single failing has been my primary reason for outright dismissing Windows as a reasonable contender for server usage, no matter what else Microsoft might do to make it attractive for a variety of server tasks. A system that cannot be updated easily without human intervention is not a system that deserves a place in any data center.
I take it you're not familiar with Windows Server...
I did play with a release preview of 10. It was actually OK in a brief 5 minute survey. I won't ever use it for day to day stuff, (I'm a Linux user), but its nice to see them at least appearing to make an effort. I think most of us in the field are at some level negatively impacted when Microsoft engages in evil/stupid behavior, so it's nice when they come out with something good which they do from time to time.
As simple as it seems, this single failing has been my primary reason for outright dismissing Windows as a reasonable contender for server usage, no matter what else Microsoft might do to make it attractive for a variety of server tasks. A system that cannot be updated easily without human intervention is not a system that deserves a place in any data center.
I take it you're not familiar with Windows Server...