Charles Babcock has a long article about why Microsoft has no alternative but to make Windows open source to compete with Linux and the likes. However, going open source will require a huge shift in Microsoft’s approach, strategies and its business plan. The current approach, whether it is about OS editions or application upgrades, is so woven around licenses and restrictions that currently it is the exact opposite of the open source model. [Continue]
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I ended up on a Windows machine for a couple of days, my Linux machine was inaccessible. I was using a Windows machine after a gap of about an year or so. My usage was limited to only testing on Windows specific applications. [Continue]
Testing Windows With Linux Eyes
We have read many accounts of how Windows users were disappointed by Linux. The EasyGeek is turning the tables this time. While as a Linux fan it is quite entertaining to read it, the biggest fact to accept is that both of them are different. [Continue]
Linux Is Different, Enjoy The Difference
Most of the times when I see disappointment from people after trying Linux, the cause turns out to be their expectation that the distribution is a clone of Windows. This is what I felt when I read Walt Mossberg’s Ubuntu review. Of course there are distributions that make your life easier, but there is a difference in the core, that cannot be hidden by makeovers. [Continue]
Registry A Mistake
Jeff Atwood explains why Windows registry is a bad idea and recommends Vista’s scheme of storing application specific data. The biggest hurdle for application developers to implement this will be backward compatibility with pre-Vista versions. They might have to have two configuration scheme implementations to do so, which I think will be avoided. [Continue]
Microsoft’s Open Source Initiative
Microsoft is out to convince the open source fans that they are already in through their open source site. I thought Microsoft would do that by promoting open source software on their platform. I am not a big follower of Microsoft, but I dig some great open source software on it. [Continue]
Windows In $3
Microsoft is going to provide a low-cost, that is for $3, Windows and Office bundle for governments. This is an effort to reach the next 1 billion users. It is commendable that Microsoft has realized that it is expensive for a lot users to keep upgrading to newer versions. [Continue]
Easiest Installation Of Linux On Windows
Are you one of the harassed Windows users? Are you holding off saying goodbye to Windows just because it is too much of a hassle to download and burn images? Well, use Windows to install Linux and say goodbye to Microsoft. [Continue]
Good Software For Windows
A lot of people who know me, and even some readers feel that I am anti-Windows. I am not, though I have not taken any explicit efforts to correct the perception. I am against the strategies and decisions that Microsoft takes based on their businesses without thinking about the users, which probably poses me as a anti-Windows guy. [Continue]
Microsoft Adds Shell Scripting
Microsoft has added shell scripting capabilities to its upcoming server versions. Shell scripts are one of the most powerful tools for quick automation of tasks on operating systems. They are specialists, often considered as Domain Specific Languages, and are being extensively used on Unix-type platforms with variety of shells. [Continue]
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