[AccessD] Windows 8

These are interesting times...

A full version of Windows is selling for about $400 while preloaded version
cost $50 or less. It is cheaper to buy a new computer with Windows preloaded
and now people are seriously looking at other options than always having to
go out and buy another piece of hardware.

Recently, a client asked whether it would be a good idea to install Linux in
their office. I have to admit the price is right and their old XP computers
do need a face-lift. The other option is to buy Windows and in their case
the cost will be another 10K to 15K...that is before the server is upgraded.

With more Linux packages spreading out in the market, not only will it
directly threaten Windows, at least to a small degree but it gives Linux a
lot more of free advertisement and before Android Linux had virtually none.
That could be very dangerous to Microsoft's previous unchallenged PC
domination.

But we shall see...If Microsoft released its top versions of Windows at say
$100 they could halt the Linux advance but then they would be annoying the
PC manufactures market from which they make most of their money.

Jim
   

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Salakhetdinov
Shamil
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 2:12 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Windows 8

Hi John at all,

How about that probable "Windows Metro Style Killer"  - Android 4.0 "Ice
Cream Sandwich" on x86?:

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/hiner/poll-would-you-welcome-an-android-pow
ered-pc/9867?tag=nl.e101

-- Shamil


> >> 29 ноября 2011, 07:43 от jwcolby<jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>:
> >>> Shamil,
> >>>
> >>> Actually you touched on the next thing I think which is voice.  My
Droid
> >> has wonderful voice
> >>> recognition, *when* it is context sensitive.  IOW when I am
programming
> >> I pretty much type 99% the
> >>> same stuff - keywords, syntax etc over and over.  Dictating code to my
> >> computer is something that is
> >>> close I believe and which I will gladly use over typing.
> >>>
> >>> John W. Colby
> >>> Colby Consulting
> >>>
> >>> Reality is what refuses to go away
> >>> when you do not believe in it
> >>>
> >>> On 11/28/2011 7:25 PM, Salakhetdinov Shamil wrote:
> >>>> Darryl --
> >>>>
> >>>> Working with "virtual documents" by hands - two hands - on
multi-touch
> >> displays is no doubt more ergonomic and intuitive than using mouse...
> >>>> The next logical step are "virtual desktops" - horizontally mounted
> >> displays, "virtual blackboards" with "virtual keyboards" etc. - that's
> >> another technological revolution of the ways of communicating with
> >> computers by using a broad range of both hands gestures and voice...
> >>>>
> >>>> The next should probably be "virtual holographic displays" and 3D
> >> communication with them...
> >>>>
> >>>> Thank you.
> >>>>
> >>>> -- Shamil
> >>>>
......

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