It should be interesting to see who sues first. I programme for both, Win and Linux. But I be 'D**' if I send my programmes to MS before I sell them. And as for paying them to sell my programmes, well I think you know the answere to that. I look for Win8 to help Linux out in more ways than MS knows or thinks.
david On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 7:05 AM, Roy <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > There has been much written about this. Initially MS was > silent.Recently they have denied that it is their intent to tell > people what they can and cannot do on their computers. This will be > left to OEMs, but we know how MS works closely with them. Then there > is Metro itself which has mixed reviews, similar to Lion and Unity/ > GNOME 3. The usual "end of the desktop as we know it" stories ensued. > Some touted its fast boot time. The big story is that it will not have > 95% of the Windows APIs, so it is not backwards compatible with most > user's applications and all apps must go through MS. They are pulling > an Apple. My feeling is that it will leave traditional users behind > and they will stick with W7 and that W8 will be a niche OS. It means > could be an opportunity for everyone and another slap in the face of > MS like Vista, Bing, Phone 7, Zune, etc. BTW, they are bleeding from > Bing which has cost them $9 Billion in development and running costs. > They have lost $5.5B since launch and it is supposed to lose money for > at least four more years. After HP axed its CEO for less, could > Ballmer be far behind? > > Roy > > Using Kubuntu 11.10, 64-bit > Location: Canada > > > On 23 September 2011 22:28, dvdpst <[email protected]> wrote: > > did you read the article. That will really help Linux when Win 8 comes > out. > > Can you see every software developer sending MS their programme > > AND paying them 30 per cent to be able to sell it? > > > > On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 2:20 PM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> ** > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> --- In [email protected], Roy <linuxcanuck@...> wrote: > >> > > >> > Something for dual booters to ponder > >> > > >> > http://ct.zdnet.com/clicks?t=1064533167-7d6e93f11457a776e3a44a297ef55d78-bf&brand=ZDNET&s=5 > >> > > >> > Roy > >> > >> Not a problem as I haven't run Windows since 1995. I can't afford to > waste > >> perfectly good hard disk space on that nonsense! I'm sure the Linux > >> community will figure out a way around Microsoft's latest > interoperability > >> issue though. They always do. > >> > >> Who do those Bozos in Redmond think that they are? I hear even McDonalds > >> tries to put healthy choices on their menu today. Didn't Microsoft get > the > >> memo? > >> > >> Steve Ballmer's to do list: > >> > >> squash competition > >> be more evil than usual > >> pick up the dry cleaning (don't forget to complain about pit stains in > >> shirts) > >> get covers for Android smart phone and Apple ipads > >> > >> If Ballmer only lost a few pounds he could pass for George Burns the way > he > >> is looking anymore > >> > >> http://www.siliconrepublic.com/new-media/item/23685-cloud-wars/ > >> > >> Maybe he can ask Jobs what diet he is on. > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, please email > [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! > Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
