5 more killer features Windows 9 should steal from Linux

elhassan said:

Linux still the best os and Windows will never reach it

According to StatCounter it looks like Windows reached 90% of tower desktop PCs alone. Linux is 1.23%. Why is that?


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HippsieGypsie said:

According to StatCounter it looks like Windows reached 90% of tower desktop PCs alone. Linux is 1.23%. Why is that?

I think labeeman already answered you but i want to add that when you think about the security of your data you will never use windows.

It's totally true that a lot of programmes not available in linux like windows for that Sometimes I hate it but i am using Microsoft Windows for developing because More than 80% of the desktop/laptops in the world run some sort of Windows operating system.

its all about money lol......but for personal use no doubt Linux ...even i feel really happy using it because of the design.

elhassan said:

I think labeeman already answered you but i want to add that when you think about the security of your data you will never use windows.

If you're speaking of the old Windows, yeah. If you're speaking of the new, no. From time to time we read of instances where personal data gets breached. Not so much on personal computers, but corporate. The commoners may not understand it, but we geeks do.

I received a call from my bank on the 10th that my bank card "may have been compromised" because of purchases at "that certain home center corp", therefore they mailed me a new one. Five months ago it was because of purchases at a fairly large food store chain. Why did they get breached? Because both are continuing to use XP. I'm glad my bank was on top of things.

Lol! The home center breach happened on the 8th and I just received an email from them apologizing for "the frustration and anxiety this may cause you" and "we confirmed that the malware used in the breach has been eliminated from our U.S. and Canadian stores and that we have completed a major payment security project that provides enhanced encryption of payment data at point of sale throughout our U.S. stores, offering significant new protection for customers". No mention of upgrading their system!

Sure, you'll take our money for $billions in profit, but to spend some on upgrading your system to keep our data safe is not in the plan?!! XP is how old?!! I'll be shopping elsewhere, thank you!

Rant over > Back to the subject at hand >

Two words as I tried to explain in my last post > Walled garden. Then we hear/read > Oh my! MS is mimicking Apple. So what?! If it's a safer system why not? It's really no shame to admit defeat and move on to something safer. I figure that the less time I spend in a browser, the better off I am. The Internet has gotten to be a nasty place.

Then we hear/read > If they breach the wall then everyone gets breached. I'll trust MS's encrypted servers and their firewalls before I trust others' and even on my own devices. The more walls the better.

It's totally true that a lot of programmes not available in linux like windows for that Sometimes I hate it but i am using Microsoft Windows for developing because More than 80% of the desktop/laptops in the world run some sort of Windows operating system.

its all about money lol......but for personal use no doubt Linux ...even i feel really happy using it because of the design.

Like I stated, if you or anyone enjoys that kind of kind of thing all the more power to you or them. It's simply not my cup of tea and don't have the time.

lehnerus2000 said:

I read on another blog that StatCounter only includes commercial Red Hat installations, everything else is ignored (I don't know if that is true).

Ok, then let's double it at 3% > Triple it at 6% at most. Does adding up all the rest equal 100% then?

Using that same argument; why does Windows for phones/tablets have such low market share numbers?

Wasn’t trying to argue, but ok > If including convertibles, then tablets aren’t doing too badly, but admittedly could do better. Phones not so good. Reasons are domination/popularity and price. It’s a mystery as to why MS didn’t release their PDA they created way back when, other than they weren’t in the hardware business, save some peripherals, accessories, and Xbox.

Apple introduced Hollywood iWear devices, which is nothing but overpriced costume jewelry IMO. A cultural fashion trend. “You’re not in unless you have iWear”. iPhone basically kick started the smart phone craze. IPad soon followed. Google with Android soon followed with it being free phone OS. MS simply missed the boat. Too late to the game. Difficult to ease into the market now.

Now MS is in the hardware business. I had to laugh at their "Hollywood hype rah rah" advertising campaign with the Surface. I see they've finally toned it down and aiming it at business with the Surface 3 and rightfully so. They will slowly gain traction, especially with their goal of similar OSs across all devices. WP OS is now a free license, but they won’t hand them out to just anyone. OEM must meet certain criteria with hardware, but more manufacturers are getting into the game.

And what was that other free open source phone OS they tried to raise money for? I don't remember.

The reason for a "Walled Garden" is "tax" (i.e. profit).

God forbid anyone make money on protecting customers and opening a store to give developers exposure to make money. Haven't seen the figures, but I'll bet MS is breaking even or even losing money on that venture at this point. I know they're losing a ton on services, however, they make a lot in other divisions.

Personally I have yet to spend all of the $50 MS Store gift card I received for purchasing my Lumia through them at the first of the year. I use it for buying or upgrading Modern Store apps. It's not like they're all that expensive.

In theory a "Walled Garden" can be safer.
However I haven't seen any studies that prove it and based on Android it seems that the claim is shaky (even Linux Repositories have been interfered with).

Like many endeavors time will tell.

Unlike Fort Knox, an online "Walled Garden" can be attacked at any time, from any country in the world.

Let's face it > Nothing is 100% foolproof not even Fort Knox is safe ultimately, but if one keeps on doing what one is doing, one keeps on getting what one is getting. MS has fought security from the get go mostly due to popularity. A hackers' and malware haven. Time for a new approach.

I think that the US might notice 100,000 people, carrying empty sacks, heading for Fort Knox.

Let them come. There's a lot of security and walls to have to get through.

BTW, gold doesn't back our money anymore. It's been that way for years. Nothing but the name of the U.S. Backs it. That's scary in itself. Not sure how much gold is left there. A theory that most has been sold off to the rich. Money in any form will be worthless some day due to an economical collapse. Gold will always contain value no matter what.

Statcounter is based on the website traffic to the specific site though no? You'd expect more Windows users on a Windows forum surely.

HippsieGypsie said:

Gold will always contain value no matter what.

:) Can't eat it though.