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If they go full SaaS I would not be surprized if they go Open Source on Windows itself, seriously. I think for that to happen Nadella needs one big win/turnarou

If they go full SaaS I would not be surprized if they go Open Source on Windows itself, seriously. I think for that to happen Nadella needs one big win/turnaround and the shareholders might be on board.

krylon 11y ago
Unless my memory is playing tricks on me, a couple of months back, Mark Russinovich (of SysInternals fame) gave a talk somewhere and mentioned that they were looking into that. Sounds kind of strange to say it out loud, though. ;-)
- jcotton42 11y ago
  He said it was not impossible, he never said MS was considering it ATM
  - krylon 11y ago
    Thanks for the correction! Still, given where Microsoft is coming from and given Russinovich's position, this is significant.
oblio 11y ago
Well, it seems feasible if they take out enterprisey features. For example Windows without AD support could be an option. Or without remote desktop support. The hobbyists would use it as is but no company would touch it without support anyway.