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I think that a significant reduction to the user base may actually lead to Microsoft actually stopping all further development of windows, because I believe tha

by msl09 9y ago

I think that a significant reduction to the user base may actually lead to Microsoft actually stopping all further development of windows, because I believe that the cost of developing, updating, and securing windows is massive.

seanmcdirmid 9y ago
They have enough market to justify continued development at a slower pace, but windev (OSG?) is no longer going to have growing profit and they would probably cut back on R&D and focus on ASG and C&E where profit growth is happening. Reading the article, the problem becomes more obvious: without mobile, they have a huge gap in their offering and have to embrace competing OS's (Cortana goes nowhere with a non mobile windows).
- msl09 9y ago
  Pardon my ignorance but what's OSG, ASG or C&E?