Gary Kjos
garykjos at gmail.com
Thu Dec 1 11:09:07 CST 2011
$400? Ouch. Full version of Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit is available lots of places for under $200. $189 here http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5213938 Can't imagine that most users really NEED ultimate though. Full version of Professional is $139.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5213934 GK 2011/12/1 Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca>: > 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 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [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 >> >>>> > ...... > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com