Subj : Re: SSH on BBSes
To   : Arelor
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Wed Apr 20 2022 07:13:00

-=> Arelor wrote to Nightfox <=-

 Ar> It is clear they no longer expect selling Windows and MS Office
 Ar> licenses to be their bread and butter. They are making calculated moves
 Ar> in order to keep going once these core features start running dry.

It's a smart shift. I can run Microsoft 365 apps on Linux and get the same 
functionality as the web apps on Windows, with most of the functionality of 
Office installed on the laptop.

It's a shift in perspective; the majority of users don't care what OS 
they're running, they care about the apps. And, if they can move from an 
"optional" upgrade every couple of years to a recurring revenue model, 
that's better for their bottom line.

I still own a license to Office 2016, though.   :)


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