[Info-vax] report of the last "rendez-vous autour de VMS" (2-FEB-2024)

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 4/20/2024 10:11 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Apr 2024 19:03:49 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 4/20/2024 6:37 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>> On Sat, 20 Apr 2024 08:17:18 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>>> No. [WSL] is for developers.
>>>
>>> It may be now, but how long do you think it will stay that way? It
>>> seems very likely that, at some point, WSL will become a mandatory part
>>> of a Windows install.
>>
>> Not likely.
> 
> Think of how difficult and expensive it is for Microsoft to continue
> developing Windows as a stand-alone OS. Clearly the profit isn’t there any
> more,

Windows is still a cash cow for MS.

Windows maintenance cost must be like 1% of Windows revenue.

Arne