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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
by 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 agoI 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 agoThe core products of Microsoft are now Office and Azure. (And having a fast web helps Office 365.)
- jongalloway2 12y agoLatest 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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