[Info-vax] New CEO of VMS Software

[bill]

On 1/4/2024 10:09 PM, Dan Cross wrote:
> In article <un7ren$3s7nl$1 at dont-email.me>,
> Lawrence D'Oliveiro  <ldo at nz.invalid> wrote:
>> On Thu, 4 Jan 2024 21:11:49 -0500, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>
>>> Have you noticed how the world has moved from Windows to Linux with
>>> Wine?
>>
>> Yes. Look at the (Linux-based) Steam Deck, which has been making some
>> inroads into the very core of Windows dominance, namely the PC gaming
>> market. Enough to get Microsoft to take notice.
> 
> That's not Linux with wine.  You can install Wine on the steam
> deck, but their success has much more to do with their native
> architecture.
> 
>>> MS tried WSL1 and changed to to a VM model with WSL2.
>>>
>>> 2 x commercial failure.
>>
>> On the part of Windows, not on the part of Linux.
> 
> 2024 will be the year of the Linux desktop.  I can feel it!
> 

That's a weird thing to say.  I have been running Linux Desktops for
over 20 years.

bill