[THIN] Re: OT XP home on an NT domain
- From: "Braebaum, Neil" <Neil.Braebaum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 11:53:34 -0000
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> [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Spriggs Jon
> Sent: 05 January 2005 11:41
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: OT XP home on an NT domain
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> OK, I'm not trying to turn it into a war (that's the last
> thing I want!), but I am interested... What do you think it
> would take to break the monopoly?
1. Time.
2. Viable alternative - that addresses all factors.
3. Industry buy-in (vendors and corporates).
4. Receptive audience.
5. Motivation to change.
6. Paradigm shift in desktop usage / purpose.
But with 6 it's hard to imagine that MS won't have the resources to be
able to adapt or react - even if they've been a bit tardy in the past,
they've soon enough thrown enough at the area to be competitive, then
dominant.
> What areas do you think
> would need to be improved for it to be considered as a usable
> desktop client?
Tighter and easier integration with current mid-tier levels (like
Windows back ends for AD and file and print). Less of a gulf in
skillsets for administrators. ISV buy-in.
> At what point would the sums be worth it to
> the customer?
Surely that would be down to the customer? ;-)
Neil
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