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Microsoft fumbled the Windows ball so hard, everybody i know got rid of their Windows PC and either went to Android/iPhone or got a Mac or Linux. At work we ca

by foepys 1mo ago

Microsoft fumbled the Windows ball so hard, everybody i know got rid of their Windows PC and either went to Android/iPhone or got a Mac or Linux. At work we can freely choose which OS we run on our machines. Guess what everybody wants since IT got forced to upgrade each laptop to Windows 11? Macbook Pro. I personally am running Linux just because I already know how to use it but macOS (despite its flaws) is way less intrusive and much faster than Windows. Even Microsoft's own programs (Office 365, Teams) are running faster and have better UX on macOS than on Windows.

matthewmc3 1mo ago
10% of Microsoft's revenue is Windows. Azure is closer to 40%. Their focus has shifted hard from software to services. Azure is making them around $100B and growing. It'd be far more surprising if they were putting their focus back to Windows in a saturated market given all the incentives they have to chase bigger revenue elsewhere.
- Shorel 1mo ago
  Yeah, but there's no reason to go Azure unless you are really tied to the MS Windows ecosystem. If there's choice, everyone goes with Linux servers.
  - blauditore 1mo ago
    We chose Azure for our startup because of data location, and it was cheaper than the other two as well. Data center locations may not matter much in the US (because everyone has this covered well), but it does in other places of the world.
    - Shorel 1mo ago
      Point taken. But, are your servers Linux or Windows?
- aksss 1mo ago
  Can't reply to @shorel, but of course Azure is running Linux servers. It has nothing to do with being tied to a Windows ecosystem. Your choice to go with Azure probably has more to do with where you're getting value for cloud services, and where you started your project - in other words, how tied you are to the Azure ecosystem, or the AWS ecosystem as the case may be.
  - foepys 1mo ago
    Many larger businesses have a contract with Microsoft for their Windows licenses and then go to Azure because they already get billed by them.
- gregors 1mo ago
  And Linux is the premier OS on Azure. I'll never stop getting a kick out of Azure Linux. https://github.com/microsoft/azurelinux https://github.com/microsoft/azurelinux
blauditore 1mo ago
Most devs choosing Macbooks has a lot to do with culture. It's boutique, cool, and all the other successful people have it. Yes, officially it's always for technical reasons, but no one would ever admit to get something just because it's shiny.
- rangestransform 1mo ago
  I chose a MacBook as my laptop last job because my Nvidia drivers kept breaking on my Linux laptop
- 12_throw_away 1mo ago
  Hmm, you are saying that devs have preferred a POSIX system over whatever Windows 11 is, because it's "boutique"?
  - TheBicPen 1mo ago
    Not OP, but I absolutely know people like this. Devs who don't even know what POSIX is, let alone care whether their OS is compliant.
  - blauditore 1mo ago
    Yes, exactly.
    - blauditore 1mo ago
      And yes, I'm well aware this embarrasses some folks, hence the negative reaction.
      - deleted 1mo ago
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      - 12_throw_away 1mo ago
        Sorry, I didn't realize I was replying to ... a person like this. I hope things get better for you soon.
sigmoid10 29d ago
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by foepys 1mo ago

matthewmc3 1mo ago

10% of Microsoft's revenue is Windows. Azure is closer to 40%. Their focus has shifted hard from software to services. Azure is making them around $100B and growing. It'd be far more surprising if they were putting their focus back to Windows in a saturated market given all the incentives they have to chase bigger revenue elsewhere.

Shorel 1mo ago
Yeah, but there's no reason to go Azure unless you are really tied to the MS Windows ecosystem. If there's choice, everyone goes with Linux servers.
- blauditore 1mo ago
  We chose Azure for our startup because of data location, and it was cheaper than the other two as well. Data center locations may not matter much in the US (because everyone has this covered well), but it does in other places of the world.
  - Shorel 1mo ago
    Point taken. But, are your servers Linux or Windows?
aksss 1mo ago
Can't reply to @shorel, but of course Azure is running Linux servers. It has nothing to do with being tied to a Windows ecosystem. Your choice to go with Azure probably has more to do with where you're getting value for cloud services, and where you started your project - in other words, how tied you are to the Azure ecosystem, or the AWS ecosystem as the case may be.
- foepys 1mo ago
  Many larger businesses have a contract with Microsoft for their Windows licenses and then go to Azure because they already get billed by them.
gregors 1mo ago
And Linux is the premier OS on Azure. I'll never stop getting a kick out of Azure Linux. https://github.com/microsoft/azurelinux https://github.com/microsoft/azurelinux

blauditore 1mo ago

Most devs choosing Macbooks has a lot to do with culture. It's boutique, cool, and all the other successful people have it. Yes, officially it's always for technical reasons, but no one would ever admit to get something just because it's shiny.

rangestransform 1mo ago
I chose a MacBook as my laptop last job because my Nvidia drivers kept breaking on my Linux laptop
12_throw_away 1mo ago
Hmm, you are saying that devs have preferred a POSIX system over whatever Windows 11 is, because it's "boutique"?
- TheBicPen 1mo ago
  Not OP, but I absolutely know people like this. Devs who don't even know what POSIX is, let alone care whether their OS is compliant.
- blauditore 1mo ago
  Yes, exactly.
  - blauditore 1mo ago
    And yes, I'm well aware this embarrasses some folks, hence the negative reaction.
    - deleted 1mo ago
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    - 12_throw_away 1mo ago
      Sorry, I didn't realize I was replying to ... a person like this. I hope things get better for you soon.

sigmoid10 29d ago

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