And how much are you willing to pay for this? Don't forget that the Windows Live service required for these add-ons is Free-For-Now, but will likely become JUST like the X-Box live service thus securing the Software-As-Service paradigm.
I'm all for what 7 promises, but I'm also a Business Analyst who can spot trends. Today, 9/25/08, I'll tell you flat out that by 2010's release date, Windows 7 (the kernel) will be a cheap end-user purchase, download or corporate license as that will be the time that the Subscription Levels begin to fund their future model.
NOTE: I'm not calling this a bad thing or a good thing. I'm just saying to be prepared for paying your OS subscription along with your lights, cable, and gas bills.
@ cheekyboy: Where's the money in that? New driver model = obsolete hardware = hardware purchase = software upgrades = new driver model = obsolete hardware =
@Elektroschock: No. Apt is CLI. It will need to be a new SUPER-Microsoft-Synaptic with GUI and DRM and Strict Device and Driver requirements and wobbly windows and Silverlight animated widgets and 14 "Are you sure?" dialog levels and one third-party driver will bring the whole thing to a halt. (Oh, and it will also download 1.3Gigs for a 60k patch.)
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And how much are you willing to pay for this? Don't forget that the Windows Live service required for these add-ons is Free-For-Now, but will likely become JUST like the X-Box live service thus securing the Software-As-Service paradigm.
I'm all for what 7 promises, but I'm also a Business Analyst who can spot trends. Today, 9/25/08, I'll tell you flat out that by 2010's release date, Windows 7 (the kernel) will be a cheap end-user purchase, download or corporate license as that will be the time that the Subscription Levels begin to fund their future model.
NOTE: I'm not calling this a bad thing or a good thing. I'm just saying to be prepared for paying your OS subscription along with your lights, cable, and gas bills.
@ cheekyboy: Where's the money in that? New driver model = obsolete hardware = hardware purchase = software upgrades = new driver model = obsolete hardware =
@Elektroschock: No. Apt is CLI. It will need to be a new SUPER-Microsoft-Synaptic with GUI and DRM and Strict Device and Driver requirements and wobbly windows and Silverlight animated widgets and 14 "Are you sure?" dialog levels and one third-party driver will bring the whole thing to a halt. (Oh, and it will also download 1.3Gigs for a 60k patch.)