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As the journalist explains, the omission of qualifier words to clarify "last" makes Microsoft's message confusing. It's the "last" in the sense that it's the "
by jasode 12y ago
As the journalist explains, the omission of qualifier words to clarify "last" makes Microsoft's message confusing.
It's the "last" in the sense that it's the "last big-tent event version of Windows that was delineated by multi-year development & release milestones." No more big-tent releases like Windows 95. The new release model may also remove the idea of waiting a year or more for a Service Pack.
Basically, it looks like Windows release cadence will be more like Adobe Creative Cloud model: continuous incremental improvements separated by months
- aikah 12y ago> Basically, it looks like Windows release cadence will be more like Adobe Creative Cloud model: continuous incremental improvements separated by months And will it end up with a subscription based model too? that's the issue here.
- ddingus 12y agoI suspect the core OS won't. There are always lots of reasons to run a machine that isn't online all the time. What I do expect is features and applications linked to be dependent and associated with a subscription. Couple that with improved security to discourage and outright prevent applications from being loaded outside of approved channels, similar to what Apple is doing* with it's security settings now, and it may become easier to just pay monthly than do your own thing. *Preferences, security, "allow apps downloaded from..."