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| Thread ID: 139323 | 2015-04-14 22:56:00 | MS contemplating going open source with Windows... | Webdevguy (17166) | PC World Chat |
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| 1398540 | 2015-04-14 22:56:00 | So if that does actually happen then what will Microsoft (www.nzherald.co.nz) use as its cash cow? | Webdevguy (17166) | ||
| 1398541 | 2015-04-14 23:11:00 | as-a-service rental model = Big $$$$ | Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1398542 | 2015-04-14 23:42:00 | as-a-service rental model = Big $$$$ That is kinda true is you are Adobe but where OSes are concerned there is a different sort of competition where there are free OSes available online like Google Chrome.. |
Webdevguy (17166) | ||
| 1398543 | 2015-04-15 00:46:00 | :sleep:sleep Typical herald, almost two weeks behind the times, that story came out around the 3rd April If Windows goes the same as Office 365, subscription, can just see it now " My system wont work----- You need to renew the subscription other wise it cant be fixed" |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1398544 | 2015-04-15 01:35:00 | So if that does actually happen then what will Microsoft (www.nzherald.co.nz) use as its cash cow? Well RedHat manages to be profitable with an Opensource OS. Very different scale and situation, but it is possible. |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1398545 | 2015-04-15 02:46:00 | pfft this rumour comes out every year without fail (the subscription rumours) someone may have said something or someone overheard someone saying something . More likely a lazy journalist just repeating headlines copied from another webpage. They NEVER even attempt to go back to the original source or try & contact MS to confirm/deny. Look at all the rumours about Win9 & Win10 that were completely off the mark. When you see it on an official MS site, only then believe it. arstechnica.com Not the same thing at all, lazy journalists. |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1398546 | 2015-04-15 05:08:00 | Imho - MS will never go open source on Windows, it its major cash cow. They may/probably will go subscription style like Office. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1398547 | 2015-04-15 05:19:00 | Imho - MS will never go open source on Windows, it its major cash cow. They may/probably will go subscription style like Office. I think the days of Microsoft using Windows as its cash cow are pretty much over, considering that they are offering Windows 10 for $9.99 or is it going to be free..? I gather they do ok with Office 365 subscriptions though? I'm assuming it is subscription based as I don't use it. I'm pretty sure they get a fair bit of revenue of their server licensing though. |
Webdevguy (17166) | ||
| 1398548 | 2015-04-15 05:43:00 | I think the days of Microsoft using Windows as its cash cow are pretty much over, considering that they are offering Windows 10 for $9.99 or is it going to be free..? Nope, Windows isnt free, or $9.99 Its only available free as an upgrade from 7/8 (offer only is open for a year) . Xp users dont get free Win. Win8 was a $10 upgrade for a while. New PC's will still require a lic to be bought in some form or another. Plus they can still ream the corporates, requiring license for servers,a lic for each user connecting to the server(despite that user having a Win lic), another lic for every user connecting to MSSQL, another lic for every user connecting via TS (or whatever they decide to call it in the future) etc The cash cow will be there for years to come . Its been milked for the last 20 odd years, no real contenders have been able to take the market share off MS . :) |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1398549 | 2015-04-15 05:52:00 | Nope, Windows isnt free, or $9.99 New PC's will still require a lic to be bought in some form or another. Plus they can still ream the corporates, requiring license for servers,a lic for each user connecting to the server(despite that user having a Win lic), another lic for every user connecting to MSSQL, another lic for every user connecting via TS (or whatever they decide to call it in the future) etc :) I knew that they got their revenue from somewhere I just wasn't sure where. As to contenders for the PC market share, there don't really need to be any for MS to miss out considering that the computing paradigm has shifted from the desktop to the phone/tablet/cloud/what ever device I prefer to use department. I am sure that MS will find ways to charge for the use of their software but also be forced to offer massive discounts in order to compete against other nimble competitors. |
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