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Originally Posted by Paul
So they are giving the kiddie OS a makeover ?
Heres an idea - go back to using the Windows XP inteface.
It was (and still is) by far the best, not the ridiculous kids lego blocks.
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Well, they could at least take some of the inconsistent design decisions out.
Although hopefully it is a bit of a rethink of how Windows is structured and released.
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Originally Posted by BenMcr
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Ah I forgot about Project Reunion!
Microsoft has so many different developer frameworks. They're doing a really good job with .Net core and the web technologies. I think Desktop development is largely dead outside of the enterprise and even there it's likely either very specialist software or legacy code being updated.
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Originally Posted by tweetiepooh
They likely want to go subscription model where you have a thin client running locally and all the grunt done "on the cloud". You could have local storage and use of local graphics. Why sell O/S for £100 when you can rent it for £5 a month. No need for awkward updates and if people don't keep paying they lose access.
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Microsoft is going to be offering a 'virtual desktop' service in the coming months. Basically an Azure-hosted VM you can rent and treat as your own. They already do this for business customers where they can promising 100s of VMs hosted and managed on Azure for their staff.
But I don't think they'll take away the local Windows install. You'll still be able to have your own machine for a long-time yet.
That said the thin-client talking to the cloud will be what developers might provide and it'll be those developers who pay Microsoft and in turn request payment from you. A lot more apps will be basically progressive web apps or hybrid desktop apps that require the internet anyway. WhatsApp, Teams, Spotify are all examples of this already.