The end of Windows is underway

Thanks to the virtual machine (VM) revolution, slowly but surely UX (unix like) operating systems are becoming the defacto industry standard. All Apple OS-es are UX based. Android is UX based. All internet is UX based. The whole Linux family of OS-es are UX based.

The only remaining exception is Windows. The virtual machine revolution and cloud based (UX) computing is nail in the coffin for Windows however.

Now Google acquired Cameyo and with that brings Windows apps to ChromeOS. It is only a matter of time and all the functionality only available on Windows will be available as a SaaS or (first in VM mode) on Linux. All companies (for example SolidWorks) start to offer SaaS, forced by the market. They feel the pressure of OnShape.

Most development work is already done on Linux based machines. Windows is also becoming legacy because there is extra cost involved to make apps for Windows compatible with the newest generation of hardware (linke Tablets). This is putting Windows first development on the back-foot.

By the way, open source apps are often already multi platform and freeing users from vendor lock-in. LibreOffice for example.

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