[ncolug] Re: Minix3
- From: larry <larry@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 17:26:30 -0500
David Fierbaugh wrote:
Of course, MS could go so far as to move the desktop to the web. Wouldn't that
be great, to be able to use an office product via the web without installing
it on your PC. I'm surprised MS hasn't thought of that new idea yet, except
it's not new, there are several FOSS projects that do just that.
They offer it now, and have been since around 2000, the same time that
they got control of Terminal Services for real. In the partnering
options that they offer, there is an option to be basically a web
provider, of Office, or any other Microsoft app.
The reason you don't see many doing it is that they did not make it
worth the effort. The licensing fees for Microsoft products is the
same, whether you run it in a terminal, a browser, or your desktop. If
you figure that an ISP (that is what MS call them, meaning "independent
software provider") needs to then add in their costs for pipes, support,
and finally make a profit, it doesn't look too appetizing. It looks
better, however, for folks who write their own specialized apps...
I have plenty of customers now who run office on terminals. Heck, nearly
my whole company does. We can run it anywhere there is a browser.
--
Did you ever hear the story of the consultant who is called in to fix an
important machine in the factory. He walks around the machine 3 times
scratching his head and suddenly stops. Then he asks for a hammer. He whacks
the machine real hard and it starts to work again. Everybody is happy. The
plant manager asks the consultant for a bill and he says $10,001.00. The plant
manager says I dont have a problem with the $10,000.00, but what is the $1.00
for? The consultant replies the $1.00 is for whacking and $10,000.00 is for
knowing where to whack it.
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