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And that's why Microsoft will dominate corporate PC market for the foreseeable future.

pjmlp 3y ago
Yeah, only beaten by IBM and Unisys compatibility on their UNIX, mainframe and micro systems.
afavour 3y ago
Eh. More and more native software is being replaced by web versions (or versions that run inside a webview). I’d argue that is going to be the more important compatibility test in the coming years.
- jbluepolarbear 3y ago
  Even so, a lot of those corporate web applications rely on .net frameworks for integrating with shared point, ad, and many other established enterprises services and applications so they’re still stuck to windows. An example, all my partners medical software is through a browser but requires multiple system frameworks to function. Also they’re all using Remote Desktop to Amazon workspaces that are running windows.
c7DJTLrn 3y ago
Not really, the average user doesn't give a shit about backwards compatibility, they care about being able to create slideshows and send emails. Windows will dominate for the foreseeable future because of deals with manufacturers.
- hx8 3y ago
  Corporate IT cares about managing all of the devices inside an organization. If a sizable portion of the workforce needs windows for access to platform specific programs then having non-Windows systems for other users that achieve what Windows can do is just overhead for IT and can see pushback.
- MiddleEndian 3y ago
  >the average user doesn't give a shit about backwards compatibility, they care about being able to create slideshows and send emails. They may not care about backwards compatibility as an abstract concept, but they would like their computer continue functioning the same way today as it did yesterday. Although MS is getting somewhat bad at that from a general OS perspective with their updates.
Sohcahtoa82 3y ago
I dunno, based on my anecdata of my last two jobs, Mac is starting to take over. Shit, at my current job, we're developing software that runs solely on x86-64 Linux (And our output is an entire VM image, not just an executable), yet we're running on M1 Macs. TBH, it's quite painful and I wish I understood what the hell the engineering department is thinking, since you can't run x86-64 VMs on M1 hardware. But for gamers, Windows's backwards compatibility makes it king. I can usually easily run 15+ year old games without a hitch.
- pjmlp 3y ago
  I bet you're located on North America. Across the rest of the world macOS numbers aren't that high, still better than "Desktop Linux" though.
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Yeah, only beaten by IBM and Unisys compatibility on their UNIX, mainframe and micro systems.

Eh. More and more native software is being replaced by web versions (or versions that run inside a webview). I’d argue that is going to be the more important compatibility test in the coming years.

jbluepolarbear 3y ago
Even so, a lot of those corporate web applications rely on .net frameworks for integrating with shared point, ad, and many other established enterprises services and applications so they’re still stuck to windows. An example, all my partners medical software is through a browser but requires multiple system frameworks to function. Also they’re all using Remote Desktop to Amazon workspaces that are running windows.

c7DJTLrn 3y ago

Not really, the average user doesn't give a shit about backwards compatibility, they care about being able to create slideshows and send emails. Windows will dominate for the foreseeable future because of deals with manufacturers.

hx8 3y ago
Corporate IT cares about managing all of the devices inside an organization. If a sizable portion of the workforce needs windows for access to platform specific programs then having non-Windows systems for other users that achieve what Windows can do is just overhead for IT and can see pushback.
MiddleEndian 3y ago
>the average user doesn't give a shit about backwards compatibility, they care about being able to create slideshows and send emails. They may not care about backwards compatibility as an abstract concept, but they would like their computer continue functioning the same way today as it did yesterday. Although MS is getting somewhat bad at that from a general OS perspective with their updates.

Sohcahtoa82 3y ago

I dunno, based on my anecdata of my last two jobs, Mac is starting to take over. Shit, at my current job, we're developing software that runs solely on x86-64 Linux (And our output is an entire VM image, not just an executable), yet we're running on M1 Macs. TBH, it's quite painful and I wish I understood what the hell the engineering department is thinking, since you can't run x86-64 VMs on M1 hardware. But for gamers, Windows's backwards compatibility makes it king. I can usually easily run 15+ year old games without a hitch.

pjmlp 3y ago
I bet you're located on North America. Across the rest of the world macOS numbers aren't that high, still better than "Desktop Linux" though.

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