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Re: Has Microsoft commited suicide ...

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From: Peter Flass
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2018 10:37
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Richard Thiebaud <thieba...@aol.com> wrote:
> On 06/21/2018 10:48 PM, J. Clarke wrote:
>> On Thu, 21 Jun 2018 17:47:13 -0400, Peter Flass
>> <peter...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:
>>>> On 2018-06-20, Charles Richmond <nume...@aquaporin4.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> On 6/20/2018 12:30 AM, Quadibloc wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 8:35:51 AM UTC-6,
>>>>>> Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> ... by its monopolistic attitude towards the PC now
>>>>>>> that the World and its family are moving en masse to the
>>>>>>> ARM processors?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Is the PC also dying in the light of the RPi3, a 64
>>>>>>> bit processor available for the price of a few bananas?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Although I thought Microsoft was doing just fine with its x86
>>>>>> orientation - it has a foot in the ARM camp too, but there it
>>>>>> doesn't offer the ability to run all those old applications...
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> apparently they agree with you in part at Microsoft.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/06/18/microsoft_e2_edge_windows_10/
>>>>> 
>>>>> So Microsoft *can* move to other processors! I'd like to see the DEC
>>>>> Alpha chip updated to the current micron state of the technology...
>>>>> IMHO we need realistic alternatives to the x86 architecture.
>>>> 
>>>> Once we have a realistic alternative to Microsoft, the problem
>>>> solves itself.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> We have had realistic alternatives since the 80's. What re need is a
>>> realistic alternative to the sheeple who won't see it.
>> 
>> First you need to make a case that it's actually a realistic
>> alternative.  If it makes us replace our current staff with one ten
>> times the size in order to do manually all the stuff that we now do
>> using features unique to Windows that are not replicated on other
>> platforms, then it is not a win.
>> 
> What features are unique to Windows?
> 

He's written upstream in some detail about his applications. I can only say
"you have my sympathy."

-- 
Pete
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