[Info-vax] New CEO of VMS Software

[Dan Cross]

In article <kvpqs7F2supU2 at mid.individual.net>,
bill  <bill.gunshannon at gmail.com> wrote:
>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.

It's the perennial joke about Linux replacing Windows as the
industry desktop of choice for end users.  It seems like every
year is the "Year of the Linux Desktop."

	- Dan C.