Posted on 09/17/2017 5:04:32 PM PDT by dayglored
Microsoft, while maintaining its commitment to Windows, has made the necessary steps to not merely run on Linux but to help shape the future of Linux
Is Microsoft “the only [company] doing serious innovating with Linux?” That’s Jessie Frazelle’s contention. Frazelle, who rose to prominence in the developer community with Docker and later Google Cloud, made the bold claim to justify her departure to Microsoft. On its face it seems silly, an over-exuberant claim to justify a career move.
And yet it does suggest a very possible future where Microsoft doesn’t merely accept a peaceful coexistence with Linux, but instead enthusiastically embraces it as a key to its future.
No, I’m not talking about making things like SQL Server run on Linux. That’s table stakes for serving the polyglot reality of enterprise computing. Rather, Microsoft must make a real commitment to Linux, one that has it as an active, visible contributor thereto.
Fortunately, there are signs that this is starting to happen...
I am trying to use Linux Mint,
but I also need support for a landline modem.
any suggestions on how to get Linux
working with a modem?
[[What Microsoft is up to I believe is, that they want to have a foot hold in Linux because too many companies and government orgs are going to Linux because they can not afford the MS licenses for all of their work stations.]]
And then, after they suck these companies in (via ‘cross compatibility), then they turn it into a ‘pay to play’ system-
Every couple years the company updates to a newer version of MS OFFICE and I have to make changes to my spreadsheets because the new version does something weird to my spreadsheet.
Every time they announce that a MS update is going to be pushed I get nervous.
Other people use my spreadsheets on backshifts so I figure I might be getting a call in the middle of the night.
[[but it then refused to Quit.]]
There is a desktop shortcut you can create to force it to quit- the following are instructions from somewhere- can’t remember where i got them- but it works-
-——————————————Close Skype Completely Version 1————————————
A. Right-click on any blank portion on your desktop, then select New >> New Shortcut
B. In the Location, go to browse, then locate “C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe” - click ok,
then put a space at end and then /shutdown so it will look like “C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe” /shutdown (make sure quotes ARE in there)
C. Enter Skype Shutdown as the name of the Shortcut, click Finish.
D. You can simply click that shortcut whenever you want to quit Skype (right-click on the shortcut icon then select Properties), or even assign a hotkey. For example, you can set Control + Alt + 1 as hotkey to easily quit Skype.
Macs do not have "C" drives.
Macs do not have .exe files.
And a whole bunch of other things...
Try using a date prior to 1900 in an Excel spreadsheet.
Do you need to use the date in a formula?
ah ok- missed that he was using mac- good catch
i really spaced it on that one lol- All i saw was that he tried to kill skype- and couldn’t- for soem reason my brain skipped the mac part
Just try typing “1887” and make the format of that cell Date. You’ll get an error.
I suffered for many years when MS released a polluted version of Java that compiled code that would only run on Windows. Daily frustration for Mac users when most of the internet had pieces that just didn't work right. Or didn't work at all.
After that I distrust anything MS does and would love to see them shrink to being just a bit player.
As I understand it, even IBM is now allowing workers to choose Mac vs. PC and discovering what we have known all along -- total cost of ownership is less with Macs.
it’s a good thing. Microsoft has changed under Satya Nadella
They’ll incorporate Edge directly within the kernel guaranteeing that every Linux system can be hacked at its very core.
I have Office 2016.
They may have fixed that glitch. It doesn’t do anything.
And the cell is formatted as DATE and not Text?
It’s a good thing.
Linux VMs are very much a part of the Azure cloud. Microsoft is even going to open up a certification track for Linux administrators.
Stay tuned! There’s much to follow. Ignite is next week, and Satya’s going to present on this in the Keynote. I am going to this.
Oh Geesh, now I read the response to your question/post.
Not you, but this is why I quit your ping list.
Almost every reply is a BASH (get it?) of Microsoft.
It gets old. Sure, they suck. It’s Microsoft, right? And Bill Gates left a decade ago.
But when they finally get some good leadership (Satya), no one notices or cares.
Note to people posting: Microsoft is NOT an end user company like Apple. Comparing the two is like comparing apples to oranges, sort to speak.
I love Apple devices. Great stuff! However, IT isn’t just about sitting at home using your iPad or finding a new app for the iPhone. IT is about using systems and devices to make the business more efficient and thus more profitable—as opposed to having to shut down.
Because of the rapid growth in cloud services, and now the fuller, more robust integration of cloud with on-premises servers, this push by Microsoft just makes sense. Those servers run ether Windows Server or Linux. For others (more and more) BOTH.
BTW, to people who use MACs and then run a Windows virtual machine, well, Microsoft loves you for it. You still have to have a Microsoft license to do so. They make as much money, if not more, from those licenses than a big OEM like Dell or HP.
I would guess this is being driven by the fact no cloud based provider runs anything on Microsoft. The “Microsoft tax” (license fees) breaks the business model and would render any attempt to do so unprofitable and/or uncompetitive.
Will all apps and Easter Eggs end up in the kernal?
I'm sure they'll attempt to insert a flight simulator into the kernel as an easter egg.
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