• flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz
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    5 hours ago

    Windows team is desperate to remain relevant.

    I suspect most Microsoft revenue these days comes from Azure and the cloud version of Office. Windows OS is pretty much irrelevant other than as a platform to distribute other products.

    • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      I am predicting at some point Windows itself will become a business only product and cease to be marketed to consumers, and the home user platform will be some kind of live service bullshit probably served in a browser. Basically the Chromebook idea, but Microsoft.

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      3 hours ago

      Once Adobe apps and new versions of Microsoft office start working reliably on Linux, 50% of corporate PCs are out of Windows’ market share.