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Prediction...

barence773 28th Jun 2009

I predict that the same thing will happen to Windows 7 as happened with Vista. A lackluster market for new PCs will result in low numbers of first-adopters on the Home front. Meanwhile, businesses will hold off on new installs and upgrades for at least a year. Windows will still be the OS of choice for most users and businesses,but those with XP and Vista will stay with what they have now. (I'm sure others have said this before.)

Far-future speculation: Microsoft will abandon the OS market, porting Windows software to some UNIX variant,as Apple have done. The OS will become an irrelevant commodity. A new, unpredicted software market will emerge. Since said market is unpredictable, I can't tell you what it will be. If I could, I would become the next Bill Gates. All I know is that change is in the wind... If I am correct in my prediction, this will also cause major changes at Apple as well. UNIX variants differ only in flavor, so Apple won't be able to compete in the OS market either.

Which desktop environment would you prefer with your UNIX?