> Tbh i'm starting to think that I do not see microsoft being able to keep it's position in the OS market

It's a big space. Traditionally, Microsoft has held both the multimedia, gaming and lots of professional segments, but with Valve doing a large push into the two first and Microsoft not even giving it a half-hearted try, it might just be that corporate computers continue using Microsoft, people's home media equipment is all Valve and hipsters (and others...) keep on using Apple.

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thewebguyd a day ago | parent | next [-]

I think that's the most likely way it'll go.

Windows will remain as the default "enterprise desktop." It'll effectively become just another piece of business software, like an ERP.

Gamers, devs, enthusiasts will end up on Linux and/or SteamOS via Valve hardware, creatives and personal users that still use a computer instead of their phone or tablet will land in Apple land.

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m4rtink a day ago | parent [-]

With the massive adoption of web apps in Enterprise I have seen I would expect Windows to become irelevant or even a liability in business use as well.

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embedding-shape a day ago | parent | next [-]

Still, some sort of OS is required to run that browser that renders the websites, and some team needs to manage a fleet of those computers running that OS. And that's where Microsoft will sit, since they're unable to build good consumer products, they'll eventually start focusing exclusively on businesses and enterprises.

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m4rtink a day ago | parent [-]

If you just need something that runs a browser, can't you do that with something like Chrome OS/MacOS/RHEL Workstation/whatever SUSE has for workstation users ? :)

	▲	embedding-shape 15 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Inertia, unless there is a really big reason why, big companies just go with what they have, for better or worse, even if it sucks or is expensive.

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pjmlp 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

My employer only does either Windows or macOS, Linux place is on servers for us.

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pjmlp 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Game developers still need Windows that Valve then runs on top of Proton.