[AccessD] Whilst on Windows 8

I actually think we're heading back to terminal services / dumb clients.



On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 7:00 PM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:

> My thoughts on why Windows 8.
>
> Everyone or at least most are saying the Microsoft is killing themselves
> but
> not really. They are just trying to resolve a number of problems and W8 is
> the ticket. For years they have provided a cheap OS on every PC but have
> reaped little in benefits (no as much as they would like) and now is the
> chance to turn things around. They are going for the long pass.
>
> 1. Their new system will not support other browsers than IE. No more
> challengers. Now they will have complete control of not only IE development
> but all other products running through their system. Bing will be the
> default search engine of course and MS will have undivided sales revenues.
>
> 2. Google would be not be gone of course but it dominance on the MS
> platforms will be dramatically reduced. One enemy slowed.
>
> 3. Backward compatibility is always been an expensive issue and takes lots
> of additional programming to support with no apparent reaping of benefits.
> W8 clients, if they want application will have to buy new MS
> applications...more profit.
>
> 4. All application that will go on the system will have to be vetted
> through
> Microsoft. Rest assured applications that are competing with MS
> applications
> will have a hard time finding a good place and they will have to adhere to
> very strict MS policies. More chances that clients will just purchase or
> lease through the cloud, MS products.
>
> 5. Far less chances for viruses as Microsoft will control all internet
> access and that's good for business.
>
> 6. Another thorn in their side has been the Open Source community and with
> a
> combination of the new extended BIOS and careful vigilance their impact can
> be slowed and maybe even halted. This will mean stopping defectors and that
> mean more sales of MS products.
>
> 7. Being able to easily detect and eliminate any installed products suspect
> of a patent violation or writes infringements now can be easily detected
> and
> crippled. Of course if you anti-up those issues can be solved.
>
> 8. By limiting the number of developers on their new platforms a greater
> profit can be made from those and by those adding extra features. Much like
> Oracle who only provide support to their certified techs...certification
> that costs a fair dollar.
>
> 9. Of course any applications will be able to run on the system but only
> when installed in a virtual PC interface. Then the new applications will
> not
> perform as well as they are not running in native mode. Such abominations
> as
> VirtulBox will have to find another home of course.
>
> 10. Goodbye VB and any direct support of it. Time for all programmers to
> learn .Net products and pay for the development tools instead getting them
> for free.
>
> There are probably many other good business reasons for Microsoft to move
> to
> W8 but these are high-lights.
>
> Will MS loss many customers? Yes and no. Most customers will have to just
> languish using Windows 7 as slowly over a few years, like XP it will be
> phased out. By then the fear of W8 will be over and they will have little
> choice but to migrate as all new PCs will come with W8 on them. (I am sure
> there will be some great migration tools available by then and they will be
> very reasonabily priced) In the meantime, all users that have moved will
> have paid a handsome amount in purchasing and supporting new MS
> software....not all at once but slowly and steadily. Most of the riffraff
> developer will have gone, Google, FF etc revenue streams will be
> dramatically down and the Open Source world will have to find other OSs on
> which to run their evil products.
>
> Will there be a mass movement to such systems like Apple or Linux or even
> some new Android platform? Not likely, as few businesses have the resources
> to go Apple, there are too few Apple techs to do any major migrations or
> have the skills needed to attach to backend servers, most users are totally
> freaked with Linux distros and no other Operating systems are there yet to
> challenge.
>
> In summary, Microsoft has placed a bold new plan in place which allow them
> to regain virtually absolute control of the market and they might just as
> likely succeed. Their profits may be dramatically down but in the next five
> years they may again rival those of Apple.
>
> Resistance is futile.
>
> Jim
>