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I don't know why but I am starting to like Microsoft. Things seems to have changed quite a lot in the past 6-12 months. .Net going open source ,new web browser

by h43k3r 12y ago

I don't know why but I am starting to like Microsoft. Things seems to have changed quite a lot in the past 6-12 months. .Net going open source ,new web browser spartan, CM acquisition are some of the things.

vezzy-fnord 12y ago
Microsoft are reportedly investing in Cyanogen, Inc. They have not acquired them to the best of my knowledge. Is there a source that confirms it?
- higherpurpose 12y ago
  Cyanogen, the commercial version of the OS is not open source, like at all I think. And I bet that if Cyanogen becomes much more successful, within 5 years they'll completely give up on officially supporting the open source version for other phones, too. They'll just see it as an extra cost that gives them little benefit (in comparison to their success then) and as harming of their "exclusivity" for certain phones. So they'll kill it. Cyanogen seems like a very self-interested company to me, and is willing to backstab anyone as long as it puts them at a higher level in the market.
aikah 12y ago
Never forget that the core product of Microsoft is Windows, and most of people are forced paying a new license with each new computer. So any decision MS makes is,as an ultimate goal to sell windows licenses. Today there is a consensus on Open Web Techs. Nobody can tell if it will still be the case 5 years from now.
- Richicoder 12y ago
  I think this is far less true. Many of Microsoft's recent decisions arguably have no net benifit to Windows, and in some cases could be seen as counter productive. The lockin is no longer for Windows, but Azure and Microsoft's tools.
- outside2344 12y ago
  The core products of Microsoft are now Office and Azure. (And having a fast web helps Office 365.)
- jongalloway2 12y ago
  Latest financials here: http://www.microsoft.com/Investor/EarningsAndFinancials/Earnings/FinancialStatements/fy15/q2/SegmentRevenues.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/Investor/EarningsAndFinancials/Earn... It's a little tricky to read the Windows impact since (as I read it) it falls into both Commercial Licensing (for business sales) and Devices and Comsumer (for consumer sales). Some articles which break it down a bit: http://www.anandtech.com/show/8936/microsoft-q2-fy-2015-financial-results-8-revenue-gain http://www.anandtech.com/show/8936/microsoft-q2-fy-2015-fina... http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/01/hardware-surprisingly-strong-windows-weak-as-microsoft-posts-solid-q2/ http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/01/hardware-surprisingl... So while the exact percentages aren't obvious, the big picture is that Windows is definitely significant, but Microsoft has become a lot more than Windows. [I work for Microsoft until they notice I'm wasting time on Hacker News and "fix the glitch".]
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by h43k3r 12y ago

vezzy-fnord 12y ago

Microsoft are reportedly investing in Cyanogen, Inc. They have not acquired them to the best of my knowledge. Is there a source that confirms it?

higherpurpose 12y ago
Cyanogen, the commercial version of the OS is not open source, like at all I think. And I bet that if Cyanogen becomes much more successful, within 5 years they'll completely give up on officially supporting the open source version for other phones, too. They'll just see it as an extra cost that gives them little benefit (in comparison to their success then) and as harming of their "exclusivity" for certain phones. So they'll kill it. Cyanogen seems like a very self-interested company to me, and is willing to backstab anyone as long as it puts them at a higher level in the market.

aikah 12y ago

Never forget that the core product of Microsoft is Windows, and most of people are forced paying a new license with each new computer. So any decision MS makes is,as an ultimate goal to sell windows licenses. Today there is a consensus on Open Web Techs. Nobody can tell if it will still be the case 5 years from now.

Richicoder 12y ago
I think this is far less true. Many of Microsoft's recent decisions arguably have no net benifit to Windows, and in some cases could be seen as counter productive. The lockin is no longer for Windows, but Azure and Microsoft's tools.
outside2344 12y ago
The core products of Microsoft are now Office and Azure. (And having a fast web helps Office 365.)
jongalloway2 12y ago
Latest financials here: http://www.microsoft.com/Investor/EarningsAndFinancials/Earnings/FinancialStatements/fy15/q2/SegmentRevenues.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/Investor/EarningsAndFinancials/Earn... It's a little tricky to read the Windows impact since (as I read it) it falls into both Commercial Licensing (for business sales) and Devices and Comsumer (for consumer sales). Some articles which break it down a bit: http://www.anandtech.com/show/8936/microsoft-q2-fy-2015-financial-results-8-revenue-gain http://www.anandtech.com/show/8936/microsoft-q2-fy-2015-fina... http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/01/hardware-surprisingly-strong-windows-weak-as-microsoft-posts-solid-q2/ http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/01/hardware-surprisingl... So while the exact percentages aren't obvious, the big picture is that Windows is definitely significant, but Microsoft has become a lot more than Windows. [I work for Microsoft until they notice I'm wasting time on Hacker News and "fix the glitch".]
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