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Originally Posted by ilnjscb
3.2.1 til someone comes in and says "but dude, they OWN the business market"
No one has forgotten how heavy handed they were with business in the 90s and early 2000. Right now they are thanking the gods that goog and aapl are fighting.
Remember when MS has the biggest pile of cash?
now:
Four months in: Windows 8 adoption is almost at a standstill |
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Originally Posted by Supz
This might be possible for home users. Microsoft owns the desktop in the corporate world. Active Directory / Exchange isn't really going anywhere. No one else offers user control / group policy etc. Even corporations who use google mail still connect it to there active directory server.
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Originally Posted by tony286
You can say what you want but they do own the business market. Unless you go into a graphics firm or video production house. Its all windows. Whats going to happen is windows 9 will fix all the mistakes they made.
I think phones and tablets will replace pcs in homes for the casual surfer. Going to my parents house all the time to fix computer issues from the printer doesnt work to tons of malware and viruses. For people like them who check email and read an article or two. The ipad with a keyboard would be perfect. Or my cousin all he uses now is his phone.
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hahaha did I call it or what? What they own is a captive business consumer that they have treated like a red-headed slave girl for the last 20 years. The split second there is a viable alternative, 1/3 of biz will bolt. MS dominance is predicated upon the perception of power. If they seem vulnerable that will fall by the wayside.