2026-09-13 15:34 UTC
My expectation is that MS will replace Windows with Linux within the decade with a Windows lookalike theme and Windows style desktop. They will run a Rosetta like VM to keep old apps running. It will be much cheaper, Linux can do anything that Windows can, with much less development costs. They might say that Windows needs at least 16GB RAM to keep that VM running smoothly, plus some new CPU and GPU to keep the hardware industry happy. They will still make it so that Office will only run on their version of Linux.
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@some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 2026-09-13 20:31
That’s a wild idea, but you know what, I wouldn’t be surprised. The past several years I’ve seen a switch happening - Linux and FOSS overall not having to play catch-up nearly as much, and the MS aping or full-on absorbing certain aspects of Linux to keep the dwindling captive technical customers from complete revolt.
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@VanRado@lemmy.world 2026-09-13 23:27
Ah the old Google “open but not open” strategy.
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@gnuplusmatt@reddthat.com 2026-09-15 05:18
They will run a Rosetta like VM to keep old apps running Nah they’ll make you get a Windows 365 subscription to keep running incompatible apps in an Azure VM, gotta wet their beak