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Windows Azure Offers Developers Iron-Clad Lock-in
snydeq writes "Microsoft's move to the cloud is certain to create a whole new kind of developer partner, Fatal Exception's Neil McAllister writes. But as much as Microsoft ISVs will likely go along with the shift to Windows Azure to keep revenue streams going, the kind of lock-in they will experience will be worlds away from what they face today. Rather than being able to ignore the new version of a key framework, developers will have no other option than to update their code to suit Microsoft's latest platform. That kind of lock-in will leave customers in the lurch, subject to their vendors' bottom lines, as ISVs that can't afford to rework code to keep up with Microsoft's latest platform will begin dropping services, and customers will have little choice but to accept the new terms of service their vendors send along."
Well... once. Fox Network effectively elected him the first time, despite probably losing the actual vote. However, your point is still very valid.
here goes -1 ott, but teach war, it's more profitable than peace.
:-P
:) - the majority of users stick to m$ or nowadays bad apples. my real fucking gripe is that people won't necessarily instinctively learn how maths and logic work, but how microsoft works. in first instance, one might surmise "so fucking what, it's all about how they use a PC". but who'll care to read a man? who'll care to understand how it works? how something is actually installed?
oh and just to generally chime in; I absolutely despise the general idea, that programs and data is served and saved subject to some corps choosing.
Let's consider where this is going and where it's come from: software companies, as DRM (p.ex. of games) demonstrates in an acute example, want us to abide by their rules (latest EA forum-foul-up a great example - next to all that DRM BS). be it games, video, audio, software - they want to dictate the terms to us. now, what do I do as a major software dev, really fucking keen on money, who knows that cracking software can't so easily be stopped? I force users to be inspected by my watchful eye. I'd start off simple.. maybe have some software check for legitimate installations. then, I'd convince everyone, that they can save energy bills and general investment costs by shelling out for a UMPC. upon that, I'd offer my lightweight software that doesn't need an install on some 4gig SSD. the next step? what next step? it's all about details now! we feed them OUR software, only once they've bought it. they may use it, according to our TOS, which, in time, will include all kinds of irrational and draconian crap, like "your data is ours and we can snoop at will", or "we're cooperating with anything the feds chuck at us - actually, tell ya what - we'll just hand over your data now without being asked!".
actually, this isn't the worst part. the worst part, is that local PCs can (and supposing enough support, will) become useless without an uplink(although I HIGHLY doubt OSS will die of this.). I dunno - maybe I'm crying for the path my youth took and the path youths won't take again under these circumstances - but only being able to fuck around with a system when it's connected to the net and otherwise having a pretty useless box is an appalling situation.
fuck it - I'm savvy enough. personally, I don't care. but let's face facts here. year of the loonix has come and gone 20 times (although I'm hopeful for this year with UMPCs
windows already makes it "hard" enough to understand the way it works. and now we add to thinking, that a computer works the way windows dictates? it's wrong.. IT'S WROOONG!
meh, I'm done for now. alcohol needs my attention.
It's not about fate, it's about character.
there be no shelter here, the frontline is everywhere!
They have no interest in what a Registry is, and shouldn't need to know. On Microsoft's part, the Registry is an unbelievably bad idea that only recently has gotten protection from root object manipulation.
I'm not sure you're arguing what you think you are arguing.
They don't know the difference between root and a live hand grenade, and shouldn't have to.
Nope, sorry. We require automobile drivers to be licensed. In enlightened states, we require concealed carry permits to be licensed. Now that we have millions of clueless Microsoft Windows "drivers" on the "Information Superhighway" we have botnet problems and SPAM beyond what few had imagined possible.
It's never worked that way, will never work that way[1] and thanks to Microsoft, we all have big problems now. See my journal entry "Why we *must* blame Microsoft for malware".
[1] I suppose it could after my generation of computer guys is dead, but the restrictions required will make Herr Obama look like a moderate.
is this supposed to be funny? i mean its like telling some joke that has been told 1000 times and you still think it might get a laugh.. here
HAR HAR
the American people voted the guy into office twice. he walked into an office that had some guy who was more interested in getting blowjobs than pulling the trigger on putting bin laden away... yet Bush gets the heat for the budget in a period where if we sit on our hands after getting popped in the nose we look like wimps and when we fight back our own people in this country now are so freaking two-faced they won't even admit they WERE for going out and doing something about things.
find some new material there zeppo...
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