[Info-vax] RMS intro

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

On Mon, 1 Jan 2024 09:48:53 -0500, Arne Vajhøj wrote:

> On 12/31/2023 11:51 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 31 Dec 2023 22:35:34 -0500, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> 
>>> It stands for Linux, but that does not mean that they are trying to
>>> move the general Windows user to a Linux experience.
>> 
>> That seems inevitable, though. At some point it is going to become a
>> mandatory part of any Windows install. I’m not saying it was
>> Microsoft’s conscious intention when they introduced it, but it will
>> become the path of least resistance.
> 
> But why on earth would they want to do that??

Because Windows is becoming increasingly complex and expensive for 
Microsoft to maintain, and the profits from doing so are shrinking. Every 
Windows user has been noticing how Microsoft is cutting corners on its QA 
lately, with the deteriorating quality of its updates and patches.

So it will naturally take decisions (in its typical short-sighted fashion) 
to reduce that support burden. The obvious, easy one is to rely more and 
more on that Linux kernel for core stuff.

Exhibit A, what I consider to be the first step on this path:
<https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/14/windows_ai_studio_preview/>.