On Fri, 7 Feb 2014, Jonathan Adams wrote:
Do you think that because Microsoft stop creating patches that it will lose significant market share? I'm not sure I even want to think about the fact that a large proportion of those 30% of computers are not even kept patched
Systems running Windows XP are not a "market". They were part of a "market" quite a few years ago. For every Windows XP system still actively used to browse the internet, there are probably two more still left turned on. Most of these systems are best recycled into plastic powder rather than reused since they are slow and bad for the environment.
Even then, I wouldn't move the average Joe to OpenIndiana, I'd move them to Linux. In terms of user accessibility and usability (and general
Evidence strongly suggests that the days of PC-style desktops are over. Microsoft just changed its top management and selected management with cloud expertise, Dell went private due to dwindling sales, HP's PC division is suffering, and Sony's Vaio division is being sold. The desktop PC market is collapsing fast at perhaps 30% reduction in sales per year. The new normal has not been found yet.
Illumos-based systems are well positioned to provide the back-end servers and cloud computing that mobile and thin clients need now and in the future. This bright future in infrastructure need not distract from our desire to also use it as a GUI desktop for common usages.
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