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I just can't find this happening. Windows primary selling point to the masses is application support. Whether it's games, office software, meidcal software, e
by axaxs 8y ago
I just can't find this happening. Windows primary selling point to the masses is application support. Whether it's games, office software, meidcal software, etc, many people use Windows for this reason. If Windows became just a UI, it would have to compete with Ubuntu/Fedora/etc, which are usable and more importantly to consumers, free.
- TimTheTinker 8y agoWhat if they also forked Wine and replaced its COM server and libraries with their own from Windows? Whatever approach they choose, I'm confident they have the ability to ship a Linux distro that runs Windows apps well. It would certainly be a lot easier than going the other direction (Linux compatibility in Windows).
- SiVal 8y agoMicrosoft made the switch from DOS-based with Windows as a layer to full Windows-based ("NT") operating systems by having both for several years. They could probably offer a Linux kernel with whatever Windows OS services mattered most for the future in parallel with regular Windows for a decade or so. Doing so might give them a more attractive offering for the future while retaining most of the Windows legacy business. It would also let them leave lots of legacy problems behind, and pick up a lot of the "real desktop computer for real work" business that Apple is pushing away in its own gradual transition to the "controlled purchasing portal" OS they love.