Comments on: Windows Azure is Windows 8

By: John Rockefeller

John Rockefeller — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:51:25 +0000

Indeed, this is very much a far-fetched possibility but I believe Microsoft must do this in order to survive as a competitor in the operating system market. Perhaps not even until Windows 10 but eventually something similar must be done.

I have no activation woes myself either since I use Mandriva :)

I think, in terms of the business market, Microsoft’s hybrid model has a much better chance of surviving and succeeding in the next 5-10 years than Google Chrome OS simply because of the same reason you’ve described related to the quality of Internet connection.

But, once the Internet connection inevitably improves, the full thin-client cloud OS really is the only solution. Think of Microsoft’s idea as a hybrid car and Google’s as an electric.

By: GraX

GraX — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:18:30 +0000

“all of the annoyances that current operating systems have would be minimized or eliminated.”
In your dreams!

Your criticisms of the present Windows experience; “activation, piracy, and product key woes” refer to matters imposed by Microsoft. I had no such “woes” when installing Ubuntu.

Windows Azure, as you describe it, sounds rather like Google Chrome OS. It’ll work for some but many still have slow, unreliable or non-existent Internet connections. This situation will improve but probably not enough for people to feel confident in using such systems to the exclusion of what they know.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:29:59 +0000

One year later Azure gains sentience and revolts against its creators :p

By: John Rockefeller

John Rockefeller — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:10:09 +0000

Hmm… Are you 100% certain that is the case? Has MS issued a statement regarding this?

By: JasonM80

JasonM80 — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:12:26 +0000

From a quick Bing search (yes, Bing :-)), Windows Strata was just an early name for Windows Azure that appeared briefly on some websites immediately before the official announcement of Windows Azure in October, 2008. Shortly after, the name was removed from Microsoft websites to alleviate potential confusion.

(I am contracting for M80, working with Microsoft to promote Windows Azure)