[Info-vax] Taking a break - Open Source on OpenVMS Conference Calls Resume

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 7/4/2022 1:01 PM, seasoned_geek wrote:
> On Sunday, July 3, 2022 at 8:33:33 PM UTC-5, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 7/3/2022 4:29 PM, seasoned_geek wrote:
>>> Just what "programs" does Microsoft actually have?
> 
> Just to clarify, the part you cut out was what programs does Microsoft have that currently have to install?
> 
>> The office package used by almost all businesses (Office).
> 
> This would be incorrect. Lots of my medical device customers and some I haven't yet worked for, you know, tiny companies like Hill Rom and Baxter, have developers using Google DOCS. A big chunk are also migrating to OnlyOffice.
> 
> https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2018/07/5-million-onlyoffice-users-who-are-they-pt-2/
> 
> Browser only don't need to install anything pay for "secured" private storage.
> 
> Quite a number of paying for 365 subscriptions and "secured" private storage as well.
> 
> You don't __have__ to install an office package to have an office package

MS sell Office for 22 B$ per year.

>> Their Chrome clone (Edge).
> 
> And there are countless browsers for Linux.

That does not make Edge non-existing.

>> Two of the most widely used IDE's (VS and VSC).
> 1) that statement is false. Every IDE user thinks their favorite IDE is "the most widely used"

There are plenty of surveys covering IDE usage.

VS and VSC always come out in the top tier.

> 2) VSCode has a Linux version.

It is Electron based so it is portable.

>> One of the most used databases (SQLServer).

> Not even close!

It has been number 3 for several years now after Oracle and MySQL.

>> Their web server (IIS/ASP.NET).
> 
> 1) I don't know of anyone actually running that

8-10% of all internet sites.

Arne