[Info-vax] New CEO of VMS Software

[bill]

On 1/5/2024 1:27 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 1/5/2024 1:08 PM, bill wrote:
>> But on the subject of Linux vs. MS on the desktop.
>> Who would you say was the largest single user of MS
>> Windows products?  Why do you think they continue to
>> use MS instead of Linux?
> 
> There are two big groups of Windows usage:
> * business - in the office
> * consumer - at home
> 

I didn't say classes.  I said largest single user.  How about
the US Government.  Who also happen to be the largest business
(if you really want to call them that) in the US.  Definitely
the current largest employer which gives them a lot if users.

> On the business side the driver are probably mostly about
> integration.
> 
> Windows PC's with Edge, Outlook, Office and Teams works
> with Active Directory, SharePoint, phone system, mobile
> phones etc..
> 
> Too expensive and too risky to try and migrate that
> to Linux based solution.

Actually, the biggest reason is more likely to be political.
Or government financial (another system that would bankrupt
any real business!!)

> 
> On the consumer side I expect drivers like:
> - they know Windows

At the user level very low learning curve to change.

> - they use Windows at work

I would expect that most of the people who develop Linux OS and
apps in their spare time use Windows at work.  One does not preclude
the other.

> - they have some old Windows programs that they like

Unless they are running an old version of Windows their
programs probably don't work.  I have had to replace external
hardware devices I use not because the device stopped working
but because the software did.

> - their PC came with Windows

And, if the (Illegal?) pressure from MS was removed they could
just as easily come with Linux.  And it could make them cheaper.

> 
> The hassle of changing to Linux is not worth it given
> how cheap Windows is for consumers.

Something not guaranteed to continue.  Not how Office is no longer
sold but uses a subscription service so they can continue to collect
revenue while forcing users to constantly change to newer versions
even if the newer version offers the user nothing.

Only time will tell but I really think like so many other IT
Giants MS's time is running out.  I only wish I was likely to
still be around to see it. :-)

bill