Do you think that windows will fall? In my computing and ethics class we have been talking a lot about windows and we suspect Microsoft will be broken up like IBM was for being a monopoly. Do you think that Microsoft would be better off that way? Do you think MacOS will gain more than 20% market share on the desktop market? Do you think that open-source will become common practice?
Well, I believe Satya Nadella has acknowledged that Windows is no longer Microsoft's 'bread and butter' if you will. So even if Windows does die out any time soon, which is unlikely, Microsoft seems to be thinking of other products.
Open-source from my eyes is certainly becoming more prevalent, so whether you're using open source software on Windows, Mac or Linux, that's a win.
I think the time for Microsoft to be broken up is long past, especially when taking the mobile os market into consideration, which I think would be done when it comes to a lawsuit.
Windows 10 is loosing market share currently personally I use xUbuntu and almost all of my games and software are cross platform. I think open-source is the future because for a company it is cheaper to pay for a feature to be added to a one source project that is almost all of the way there than it would be to start over. Do you think everything will become browser based and that your os will no longer matter
Do you think that Microsoft will be sued over violation of privacy? You must accept the terms and conditions of use when you get a new computer unless you out a different os on it which for the common user isn't exactly fair.
It lost some market share in September, but it was small.
At the same time, we are seeing Linux Desktop share growing. It's at over 2%, which I believe has never happened before?
OS will always matter in some form. And yes, I'd say open-source is the future.
I am an Antergos Linux user, btw.
How do you like it BTW? I have heard good things arch was my first Linux distro but I couldn't get my r9 390 drivers working properly so I hopped.
If you stick to the open source mesa drivers, you shouldn't have any headaches. I used to have a R9 390 a few months ago, and found the open source drivers kept getting better and better.
I like Arch overall, not quite sure if I am going to stick with it yet in the long-term though.
Yeah I like that most things just work in Ubuntu but I don't know how I feel about having to do basically a whole jump every 2 years
Isn't the EU looking into something like that right now?
As for OS market share, I suspect the mobile market becomming much stronger (Android and iOS), with Microsoft trying to get a decent foothold, in which I think they will succeed over time, though not comparable to the desktop market.
The "normal" desktop/mobile market will still play a role, but probably more for developers (and maybe gamers). I think that after some tim, Microsoft may even neglect this market enough for Linux based systems to become more prominent.
What do you mean?
LTS versions are supported for 5 years, they just release these versions every 2 years.
Kernels are not exactly back ported I am aware you can just recompile a new kernel yourself and replace it yourself, but I wish they had a branch of Ubuntu that was a rolling release like arch where you will always have the latest and greatest
Will windows phone really ever take off? It's really awkward and has little love
You have a few options.
Kernels are actually backported. I believe 14.04 had upgraded to kernel 4.2, can't remember though.
For the most part, there are three reasons to upgrade your kernel:
You have a piece of hardware that is only supported by the latest release.
You just want to have the newest kernel because, why not?
The rare occasion that the kernel has a feature that you can't live without in a new version. But this is extremely rare.
So, for me, I could live on 16.04's 4.4 kernel just fine.
The closest thing to a Ubuntu rolling release would be Debian unstable 'sid'.
OK have you ever reconciled a kernel before?
Yes, I submitted a kernel patch around half a year ago, and decided to compile the whole kernel to make sure I didn't break anything. I didn't HAVE to recompile the whole thing, but I did.
But these days, you almost never have to do that, unless you're a developer or are just tinkering around. I'm confused as to why compiling is an issue.
Avid Linux user here.
Microsoft Windows is an important price of software, but as another user stated - it's likely not it's bread and butter anymore. If Microsoft should be broken up, I think it would be its choke hold on its several "all encompassing" environments.
For example, think about the Microsoft web stack - C#, .net and IIS. They flat out own that - in addition your devs work on a Microsoft OS using a Microsoft IDE - with their operations team admining the servers with Microsoft's shell, running Microsoft server infrastructure and their Directory Service.
You can see how Microsoft can easily own a company digitally. However, I may not see it as a monopoly, because software like Visual Studio and AD are actually solid. In addition, C# is kind of a slick language.
I'll stick with 'nix and open source because in many cases I find it to be superior. However at this time Microsoft is bearable and rarely, but in some cases, superior.
Still, they are trying to merge their Windowses (ARM and x86) more and more, so yes I think WP will become more successful. But I'm not sure how long this will take and if they will be able to fully compete with Android.
@cotton I somehow doubt that this matter could be explained to a judge :D
Microsoft gets its money from the office pack, not their OS.
Windows won´t fall any time soon. Microsoft does not have any monopolys. Desktop has alternatives, they burned themselfs on mobile, there are other office software solutions everywhere.
Open-Source is much cheaper for companys. Locking things down is the old way of thinking (which currently is in its last few breaths).
Indeed, LibreOffice seems to be taking over some large organizations like the Lithuania Police, and I think even the Italian Military?
But for the average Windows user, they stick to Office, they are making extreme bank on that suite.