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All Comments by Vikram Saxena »Microsoft Should Listen to Its Heart (and ignore the bean counters) [View article]
Thank you for your comments.
1. When I said 'servers are linux' I meant non-Microsoft eco-system based servers which confirm to open standards (think Apache vs IIS). Exchange, Windows 2003 and other prop MS servers continue to operate in an MS based environment.
2. Web-Apps are now moving to a point where they do not require a persistent internet connection. They can save a version in a local cache and then sync it with the server when the device goes online.
3. Some of the comments from commercial IT workers, echo the comments which were made by mainframe managers 25 years ago. As workers start computing from a larger number of devices, the software cost for each device will become significant. At home I am reluctant to buy multiple licenses, one for every machine. This is also true in other small business environments which do not have site-licenses or dedicated IT staff.
4. Apple's move to Intel CPUs and subsequent support for Windows has certainly helped accelerate the adoption of Macs since it removes the one remaining reason not to get a Mac (i.e. how do I run legacy Windows software). However, to claim that people buy Macs to look cool and then run Windows is hard to accept. Though I do not yet own a Mac, it is likely that my next purchase will be one.
5. Bill Gates recently stated that the next Windows version will be released sooner than what everyone expected. Ballmer has let out hints that XP may live on longer than expected. Vista has been a disappointment and an illustration of how Windows/PC setup is becoming disconnected with the needs of the average user. I waste precious time responding to the same security messages and compatability warnings when using Vista. Instead of making the user experience seamless and intiutive, Vista forces the average user to worry about unproductive, tangential issues; issues which many of them have little capability of resolving except by pressing the OK/Continue button (which defeats the entire purpose of the warnings)