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Thread ID: 139417 2015-04-28 14:31:00 windows Mirddes (10) PC World Chat
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1399581 2015-04-28 14:31:00 windows should be a single product that does everything. (no server/desktop/phone versions)
windows should cost $10 per cpu, only limited by what your imagination can craft.
Mirddes (10)
1399582 2015-04-28 19:57:00 I sure don't want an O/S with crap in it I have no interest in or use for. Like server stuff.

As for the cost, the owner is the one to decide.....no doubt the buyers would like everything to cost nothing.
I'd like a new ute to cost $1000, fat chance I'd say.
pctek (84)
1399583 2015-04-28 20:16:00 Different versions serve different markets for a reason... pcuser42 (130)
1399584 2015-04-28 21:18:00 windows should be a single product that does everything. (no server/desktop/phone versions)
windows should cost $10 per cpu, only limited by what your imagination can craft.

That's how we ended up up the mess that is Windows 8
gary67 (56)
1399585 2015-04-29 03:16:00 just configure it at installation and modify it later. install only what you need, like gentoo. Mirddes (10)
1399586 2015-04-29 05:37:00 Have you thought about that maybe a server and a phone need slightly different things?

Honestly, Apple is leading the way in this. Each of their OS's does different things, and they're working to improve how well they function together without trying to make them run the same programs or use the same UI.
Nick G (16709)
1399587 2015-04-29 09:00:00 That's how we ended up up the mess that is Windows 8

Sounds about right
Agent_24 (57)
1399588 2015-04-29 09:03:00 but what if i want my phone to be a server Mirddes (10)
1399589 2015-04-29 09:17:00 but what if i want my phone to be a server

Install Linux on it.
Agent_24 (57)
1399590 2015-04-29 20:50:00 Have you thought about that maybe a server and a phone need slightly different things?

Honestly, Apple is leading the way in this. Each of their OS's does different things, and they're working to improve how well they function together without trying to make them run the same programs or use the same UI.

one could also say Microsoft is leading the way in this. Why isn't convergence the smart way? Apple wants you to buy an iPhone, and an iPad and an OSX machine. Apple doesn't want you to share those devices in the home or school, they want everyone to have one, so no proper operating system with multiple user accounts

Windows 10 gives you the flexibility to chose a device form factor and know the apps work across everything and scale based on how I am using my PC (touch/mouse/keyboard/pen)

Windows 10 for example gives you the option to plug your phone into mouse/keyboard/external screen to drive a "PC experience" from your phone.
nmercer (3899)
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