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It's from Microsoft. Many companies love to be very tightly tied to Microsoft, for some reasons. I never really understood the actual underlying reasons. Perhap
by speedgoose 4mo ago
It's from Microsoft. Many companies love to be very tightly tied to Microsoft, for some reasons. I never really understood the actual underlying reasons. Perhaps Windows 95 was that good and it's brand loyalty since.
- jdw64 4mo agoBecause someone has to be accountable, right? In business practices, having no clear party responsible for an area you don't fully understand is a difficult problem. Ultimately, I think it's a matter of accountability. Regardless of how lightweight and good Linux is, Windows is still a bit more convenient on the GUI side.
- pjmlp 4mo agoJust like Amazon, Google and even Vercel have their own distros. To have full integration with their cloud services, instead of a random purpose Linux distro. And accountability.
- olavgg 4mo agoWhen I look at the oil & gas sector, I remember MS-DOS + Wordperfect was the beginning. Then Windows 3.1 + Microsoft Office took over, and since that, its been Microsoft, Azure, and SAP. They refuse Google Cloud, AWS, and many still believe open-source is cancer. They are Microsofts best customers. They prefer consultants over hiring software developers, and the consultants just to what they're told and never question the status quo. Whenever I spending time at these companies, my head is filled with dinosaurs. Where I live we have something called The ONS event/Exhibition, where the oil sector gathers to promote themself. 2 years ago AWS had a big stand there, but it was mostly empty. This year, AWS doesn't participate at all.
- speedgoose 4mo agoYes I think we live in the same country.
- 2b3a51 4mo agoOil and gas? Dinosaurs? Can see the connection. Good luck with it next time you are with them.