Subj : Re: SSH on BBSes
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Nightfox
Date : Wed Apr 20 2022 13:00:57

  Re: Re: SSH on BBSes
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to 2twisty on Tue Apr 19 2022 06:36 am

 PF> Microsoft used to see Linux as a competitor when they were in the OS 
 PF> business

Is Microsoft no longer in the OS business?

 PF>, but now that cloud services are their moneymaker, they want 
 PF> Microsoft 365, Azure, and Visual Studio to run and support all desktop 
 PF> platforms.

 PF> Mo platforms = mo customers == mo money.

There are still a lot of Windows PCs out there, and I would imagine Microsoft is still making a large amount of money from selling copies of Windows when people upgrade or buy new PCs.  But if their Windows revenue is small enough for it not to matter much anymore, that would be interseting.

Nightfox
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