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Enterprises need a platform that they can invest thousands, if not millions, of man-hours in. Explaining to upper management that a very expensive application

by scj 13y ago

Enterprises need a platform that they can invest thousands, if not millions, of man-hours in. Explaining to upper management that a very expensive application will no longer work due to an upgrade that doesn't benefit the company is a career limiting event. Not to mention why there are some instances of Windows 98 still running. Even though it is only implied by the article, Microsoft's business model is in jeopardy if the most future-proof method of application development/deployment becomes the web. The phrase isn't "Nobody has ever been fired buying Apple." Apple is unapologetically a consumer-oriented company. Which allows them to behave differently than Microsoft.

at-fates-hands 13y ago
>>>> Apple is unapologetically a consumer-oriented company. Which allows them to behave differently than Microsoft. This a thousand times. Microsoft is essentially stuck between servicing the enterprise segment whilst still trying to behave like Apple. They're trying to build a walled garden and shim everybody into it - including their enterprise products and customers. In short, they are in the midst of a HUGE identity crisis.
- SigmundA 13y ago
  The sad part is Apple has a more consistent message even between iOS and MacOS, that is Cocoa, and they show no sign of abandoning it anytime soon for a new framework.
waps 13y ago
> Even though it is only implied by the article, Microsoft's business model is in jeopardy if the most future-proof method of application development/deployment becomes the web. Luckily, if you compare the life of the article to what would work reliably on the web, we're talking an order of magnitude difference. I just checked : a win3.1 .exe runs fine on my win8 test VM, and displays exactly as intended (well, a bit smaller than intended I guess due to the ridiculous resolution of my screen, oh well). A webapp made just 3 years ago doesn't display correctly on anything more recent than IE7. Seems like windows tech is still by far the safer bet.

by scj 13y ago

at-fates-hands 13y ago

>>>> Apple is unapologetically a consumer-oriented company. Which allows them to behave differently than Microsoft. This a thousand times. Microsoft is essentially stuck between servicing the enterprise segment whilst still trying to behave like Apple. They're trying to build a walled garden and shim everybody into it - including their enterprise products and customers. In short, they are in the midst of a HUGE identity crisis.

SigmundA 13y ago
The sad part is Apple has a more consistent message even between iOS and MacOS, that is Cocoa, and they show no sign of abandoning it anytime soon for a new framework.

waps 13y ago

> Even though it is only implied by the article, Microsoft's business model is in jeopardy if the most future-proof method of application development/deployment becomes the web. Luckily, if you compare the life of the article to what would work reliably on the web, we're talking an order of magnitude difference. I just checked : a win3.1 .exe runs fine on my win8 test VM, and displays exactly as intended (well, a bit smaller than intended I guess due to the ridiculous resolution of my screen, oh well). A webapp made just 3 years ago doesn't display correctly on anything more recent than IE7. Seems like windows tech is still by far the safer bet.