Re:Ask HN: Future of Windows operating system and application
by scarface_74 on Monday February 03, 2025 @10:32AM
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Nowhere as far as anything innovative or ground breaking (the same for Macs). Because of the enterprise lock in, Microsoft can’t make drastic changes to Windows.
If anything, they are still trying to get away from their x86 dependence and move people to ARM. But on the other hand, from what I heard about the latest surface laptops running x86, they get great battery life and are only slightly worse in performance than ARM equivalence.
As far as software, only vertical markets where software has to be done offline or performance is critical will we see any Windows native software.
Windows isn’t even Microsoft’s core concern anymore. It’s Office. Server products and Azure.
If anything, they are still trying to get away from their x86 dependence and move people to ARM. But on the other hand, from what I heard about the latest surface laptops running x86, they get great battery life and are only slightly worse in performance than ARM equivalence.
As far as software, only vertical markets where software has to be done offline or performance is critical will we see any Windows native software.
Windows isn’t even Microsoft’s core concern anymore. It’s Office. Server products and Azure.