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The reply was on point and serious . Mainframe still exists and generates billions in revenue. Windows/ Microsoft lost their foothold in a new market. However M
by rusticpenn 4y ago
The reply was on point and serious . Mainframe still exists and generates billions in revenue. Windows/ Microsoft lost their foothold in a new market. However Microsoft is also transforming into a cloud first company.
- dmarchand90 4y agoAlso the reply gives reasonable time estimates: 20 years. I think this is about right as web apps clear dominance wouldn't be until roughly the mid 2010s anyway
- pjmlp 4y agoWell the cloud is the new mainframe, hence why "Azure OS" is the new Windows.
- rusticpenn 4y agoCloud is not the new mainframe. Maybe in 15 years.
- pjmlp 4y agoIt surely is from the point of view of timesharing and thin clients, and I am not sure if I wouldn't rather use JCL instead of YAML.