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| From | The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: thirty years ago |
| Date | 2021-08-26 10:02 +0100 |
| Organization | A little, after lunch |
| Message-ID | <sg7lam$ica$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <eli$2108251343@qaz.wtf> <fIGdnTVUovMgibr8nZ2dnUU7-cXNnZ2d@earthlink.com> |
On 26/08/2021 05:12, SixOverFive wrote: > Strong rumors that Win-11 replaces a lot of the > behind-the-scenes code with de-facto Linux, Win-12 > will be almost entirely Linux tweaked into a > look-alike/work-alike that fools people into thinking > it is still the old Winders line. MS just can't keep > up with 30+ years of "legacy" and and HAS to switch > to a more organized paradigm. > MS will have worked out where its income lies, as IBM did when it realised the money wasn't necessarily in hardware or operating systems. Google has showed more enterprise than MS in terms of cloud level applications but Microsoft is in a good position to pick up more than just skype. It might make sense to do WINE properly for legacy apps, and sell an entirely linux based 'windows' distro. > Oh, they CAN sell it because it's "value added" ... > > The PROBLEM is that code snippets from their huge > well-financed development team will trickle into > mainline Linux - and soon MS lawyer will claim > to OWN Linux, sue Linus for stealing "their stuff". Well I am not so sure that will wash these days. Redhat and IBM dont claim ownership just because they work on Linux And a lot of people with plenty of money for plenty of liars - sorry lawyers - would be most unhappy to pay license fees to MS for something they used to get for free. No, the desktop operating system is no longer a money spinner really. Cloud apps and office apps are where MS is probably cranking in the dollars Anything that brings the mainline nonfree apps onto a linux platform is worth it I think. -- Of what good are dead warriors? … Warriors are those who desire battle more than peace. Those who seek battle despite peace. Those who thump their spears on the ground and talk of honor. Those who leap high the battle dance and dream of glory … The good of dead warriors, Mother, is that they are dead. Sheri S Tepper: The Awakeners.
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thirty years ago Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2021-08-25 17:44 +0000
Re: thirty years ago John McCue <jmccue@jmcw541.hsd1.ma.comcast.net> - 2021-08-25 19:10 +0000
Re: thirty years ago Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2021-08-25 16:47 -0700
Re: thirty years ago The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-26 09:51 +0100
Re: thirty years ago Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-08-26 12:14 -0400
Re: thirty years ago doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) - 2021-08-25 22:25 +0000
Re: thirty years ago SixOverFive <hae274b.net> - 2021-08-26 00:12 -0400
Re: thirty years ago The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-26 10:02 +0100
Linux on a Chromebook (was: thirty years ago) Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-08-26 12:21 -0400
Re: Linux on a Chromebook (was: thirty years ago) Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.ch> - 2021-08-26 18:27 +0200
Re: Linux on a Chromebook The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-26 17:49 +0100
Re: Linux on a Chromebook Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-08-26 12:50 -0400
Re: Linux on a Chromebook Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.ch> - 2021-08-26 19:35 +0200
Re: Linux on a Chromebook Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-08-26 14:07 -0400
Re: Linux on a Chromebook Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2021-08-26 18:17 +0000
Re: Linux on a Chromebook Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.ch> - 2021-08-26 22:36 +0200
Re: Linux on a Chromebook The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-27 02:06 +0100
Re: Linux on a Chromebook The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-26 17:48 +0100
Re: Linux on a Chromebook (was: thirty years ago) Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2021-08-26 17:19 +0000
Re: Linux on a Chromebook (was: thirty years ago) Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.ch> - 2021-08-26 19:45 +0200
Re: Linux on a Chromebook The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-26 20:20 +0100
Re: Linux on a Chromebook SixOverFive <hae274b.net> - 2021-08-26 21:38 -0400
Re: Linux on a Chromebook The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-27 03:34 +0100
Re: Linux on a Chromebook Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2021-08-27 13:32 +0000
Re: Linux on a Chromebook Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-08-27 13:30 -0400
Re: Linux on a Chromebook The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-28 09:34 +0100
Re: Linux on a Chromebook Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-08-28 12:42 -0400
Re: Linux on a Chromebook The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-28 20:18 +0100
Re: Linux on a Chromebook Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2021-08-26 21:06 -0700
Re: thirty years ago SixOverFive <hae274b.net> - 2021-08-26 21:26 -0400
Re: thirty years ago The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-27 02:49 +0100
Re: thirty years ago "Andrei Z." <no-email@invalid.invalid> - 2021-08-30 08:29 +0300
Re: thirty years ago Solbu <solbu@solbu.net> - 2021-09-04 17:10 +0200
Re: thirty years ago "Andrei Z." <no-email@invalid.invalid> - 2021-09-19 17:34 +0300
Re: thirty years ago "Andrei Z." <no-email@invalid.invalid> - 2021-09-20 08:23 +0300
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