Ed Cryer wrote:
Alias wrote:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...rget_Windows_8



Even Vista did better.

Of course, this is in line with MS' good/bad, good/bad Windows roll out.

Win 98 good
Win Me bad
XP good
Vista bad
7 good
8 bad

9? If it becomes a rental in the cloud, so much for Windows; that's the
end.


That'd open the flood-gates.
Just imagine if you took Windows out of the market. What would happen?

My answer; You'd get lots and lots of people taking up the Win skeleton
and tailoring it.

MS would sue and win. Not gonna happen.

The market would become overflowing with competing
versions of it; a bit like we have with gas and electricity suppliers,
who scramble their tariffs in order to befuddle the punters, tell
outright lies and rule; until eventually the gov would have to step in
and bring them to order.

At least MS were right about tablets. They're the future, no doubt about
it.

Not true. They are a fad an low Ipad sales prove it.

But desktops are still the norm for older people and especially
office work; and those number millions.

Agreed.


If MS can split Win into two; one for PCs, one for tablets, then they'll
get back on track.

Ed



They will rent Windows in the cloud. Don't pay the rent, you can't get
in. They will claim security, access from any device, yada, yada, yada.
Windows is history. I'm glad I know how to use Linux.

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Alias