[dba-Tech] What if Microsoft...

For the same reasons users upgraded from vista and xp to windows 7 perhaps? Or Microsoft could do as apple does, which is yearly releases (for much cheaper), rather than big releases even 3+ years. In fact, I think I read somewhere that this is, in fact, what Microsoft wants to do now.

Also, another point to make is that most users don't actually care to upgrade their version of windows when a new one comes out (probably because upgrades are too expensive or they aren't that technical of a user). They tend to just buy a new machine when they need to and take whatever OS is pre-installed with it. So that's something to take into consideration.

- Hans


On 2013-03-11, at 10:29 AM, "Rocky Smolin" <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote:

> "What if Microsoft had kept tablet support separate from desktop
> Windows?...Windows Desktop would have been more of a 7.5 product, combining
> the underlying architectural improvements in Windows 8 (faster boot, Secure
> Boot, better multi-monitor support, SmartScreen, etc.) with minor tweaks to
> the Windows 7 desktop UI experience and Win32."
> 
> But then why would anyone upgrade to W7.5?
> 
> R
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
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> 
> Hi All:
> 
> Here is a link to a thoughtful discussion on the routes that Microsoft could
> have or should have not taken in their evolution of Windows 8.
> 
> http://hal2020.com/2013/03/07/what-if-microsoft-had-done-windows-8-different
> ly/
> 
> Jim
> 
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