Is Windows near end of its run ?

[anandk]

"Is Vista the last operating system of this era? That is, the last operating system in the traditional sense of being this monolithic software product? Don't these Internet changes open the door to Windows a la carte?..."

interesting interview of Steve Ballmer, the chief executive of Microsoft, at
http://news.com.com/Is+Windows+near+...l?tag=nefd.top

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Microsoft Windows 2020 -> Install Directly into your Brain?

[Anindya]

Given the intense competition that Microsoft is facing, they will have to change their tactics of marketing their products. Vista maybe the last OS with their present marketing tactics.

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

well microsoft will certainly have to change their strategy but windows will be there for a long time to come .

[aakash_mishra]

Whatever Linux will always be there

[altimate]

Soon Linux would Crush all of the WINDOWZ ...
No matter which Edition it may b
XP or VISTA.................

[paul_007]

i think somewhere around near future...LINUX willl overtake windows

[shaunak]

The first thing i noticed about vista was its heavy dependeny on the net. It does blur the boundaries between a standalone publication and a netbased product but somehow i like it that way. Using net based content helps keep the reference material up to date and makes for a better user experience esp for a new user.
One thumb up to microsoft for doing that. Hope *nix distirios follow the trend so installation and configuration become a breeze.

[EagerBeaver]

Someday Microsoft may buy all Linux !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[blackleopard92]

Originally Posted by EagerBeaver

Someday Microsoft may buy all Linux !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG

[Stick]

Window is user friendly and Linux is Programer Friendly IMO.

So User will go with Windows and Programer with Linux.

MS may make OS free soon !

[mehulved]

Originally Posted by Stick

Window is user friendly and Linux is Programer Friendly IMO.

So User will go with Windows and Programer with Linux.

MS may make OS free soon !

lol. Now that's one of the more funnier things I have read today. So, many people use linux and only a small part of them are programmers. I myself belong to users rather than programmers.

[hemant_mathur]

Originally Posted by Stick

MS may make OS free soon !

One of the funniest thing i have read today .. lolz

[kirtan]

Windows stopping!! No Way dude.You can find the windows users at every place.It's ease of use is it's biggest plus.Jab tak suaraj chand rahega Windows OS use hota rahega.

[mediator]

MS revolutionised the home PC(personal computer) concept. I dont think they'll be out so soon. They got the resources and money. I dunno if VISTA will be the last. But one thing I know is Linux is spreading fast like a wild fire. Just in 2yrs I experience its ease better than windows now, its GUI giving competition to XP and STYLE XP (witness the GUI of Knoppix) . At such rate and availability of so many apps, increasing support for hardware drivers and competition between various Linux distros (to provide the best) it wont be long when everyone will be experiencing the perfection of an OS (i.e GUI,ease, various OS transparencies) with already available freedom that comes bundled with Linux distros !

[iMav]

when ipod was at its peak it was said that windows is shattered now .... but guess what it came back when google and yahoo posed as a challenge to ms it stood its ground .... there was a certain browser called as netscape which now is buried ..... windows is never gonna go it will only grow bigger and 1 day from windows be named to doors

[jeetu]

Microsoft in near future will have new contender "MAC O.S.".

[iMav]

near future .... where was mac os for so long ....? .... guess what it will remain there in the near future as well

[paradisevikas]

i dont think thats possible uska naaam billu bhai hai mamu

[jz2linkinpark]

At Microsoft, Ballmer must adjust to being alone at the top, as his friend and longtime partner, Bill Gates, eases out of his company duties to work full time on philanthropy.

What the hell? Billy has left Microsoft and is now a philanthropist?

[mehulved]

Well Bill Gates will be fully retired from MS soon. But, still he will get enough money depending on the fortunes of MS.

[caleb]

Dear "Doomsday prophets" keep dreamin the "end" of MS as that's all that it will be a dream. MS has ruled, is ruling & WILL continue to rule while ppl who can't stand it's popularity keep arguing till cows come back home bout how many hundreds of linux versions it takes to unseat MS...good luck with ur dreams.
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Dear "Doomsday prophets" keep dreamin the "end" of MS as that's all that it will be a dream. MS has ruled, is ruling & WILL continue to rule while ppl who can't stand it's popularity keep arguing till cows come back home bout how many hundreds of linux versions it takes to unseat MS...good luck with ur dreams.

[praka123]

not a dream babey!Linux and BSD's surely replaces ur fugly m$ domination.dont bark for it

[mehulved]

Originally Posted by caleb

Dear "Doomsday prophets" keep dreamin the "end" of MS as that's all that it will be a dream. MS has ruled, is ruling & WILL continue to rule while ppl who can't stand it's popularity keep arguing till cows come back home bout how many hundreds of linux versions it takes to unseat MS...good luck with ur dreams.

Cos faith can move Mountains. Let's wait and watch the future unfold before our eyes. We'll know.

[mihirvashist]

i don't MS will be out of this buisness but certainly we will see a difference in their market strategy,product deployment,etc...
however linux might overtake windows in future...
so for now just wait and watch

[tehnogeek]

Originally Posted by subbzzz

Microsoft Windows 2020 -> Install Directly into your Brain?

r u crazy !!!!!! would u like to install something like that and that also from microsoft into ur brain !!!!!!!! Brave Soul........

[praka123]

Originally Posted by tehnogeek

r u crazy !!!!!! would u like to install something like that and that also from microsoft into ur brain !!!!!!!! Brave Soul........

take it as a Joke Yaar!he may be quoting bill's dreams and his photo with a chord inserted into his brain as the one found in slashdot.org




http://www.theawayteam.com/RANT/billgates.html

[akshayt]

Whatever people may say, you need to admit that windows overall is much more convenient to use, everybody has it, everybody knows it, everybody is happy and linux is in not major way superior to windows to justify the change, nor will it ever be.
The only thing people cry about is the price, that is here to stay, either things will become cheaper, or people will become richer, or people will pirate, and in the near future nothing is gonna change.

Why the hell are you against windows? Most people pirate, some take linux, some buy orignal, thats it. If you can't afford it, blame it for the prices, but not for the content, there is nothing wrong with Windows, it may be a bit expensive for Indians, but that hardly matters to any of us, you know why, right?

I know this may seem offtopic. As for your topic, yes, Vista may be the last of the era. The next Don will be Blackcomb, to be released around 4yrs or so from now.

[Suhas M]

Out. I don't think so. maybe in the distant future. too many users are Dependant on windows.

[piyush gupta]

I THINK WINDOWS CHANGE ITS BASICS IT WILL MOVE TO COMMAND SHELL & WILL SOON HAVE TO PUBLIC ITS CODE AS OPEN SOURCE LIKE LINUX SO THAT PEOPLE MAKE IT MORE SECURE TO BE USED


FUTURE WILL BE OF MORE SECURE OS

WINDOWS OR LINUX (choice is urs)