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As nature abhors a vacuum, innovators abhor a monopoly, especially in the fast-paced IT industry. "Do not pass Go, do not collect $200"
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i Weak wrote: At the time, Windows commanded about 90% of the desktop operating system market. The competition? Mostly Unix and MacOS and a handful of thin clients.
Today, Windows' share of the market for operating systems on all computing devices -- PCs, smartphones, tablets, and all manner of hybrids -- stands at about 14%, according to a new Gartner report.
..and what't is the percentage on the regular desktop?
Regardless of this hype, I do not see any servers being replaced with smart-watches, nor do I see people trading their desktop for a tablet.
When, o-when, do we hit "peak bullshit"?
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: When, o-when, do we hit "peak bullsh*t"?
I don't know - there seems to be a pretty infinite supply.
TTFN - Kent
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World Partner Conference attendees were more receptive to Microsoft's pleas to change their business models for cloud computing "'Cause I don't wanna come back down from this cloud"
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I started thinking that we as an industry need a new term. The reason I say this is related to the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, which says that the language we use influences the way we experience the world around us. If we keep referring to what we write as code, we are going to keep writing software that ‘requires secrecy or brevity’, instead of writing software intended for other people to read. "Only a great technician can be a great artist."
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The author appears to have misinterpreted the meaning of "code" as "cipher". "Code" is short for "source code", which Wikipedia[^] correctly defines as "any collection of computer instructions (possibly with comments) written using some human-readable computer language, usually as text".
And if the author wishes to write software poetry or software novellas, he has to only fire up his COBOL compiler. 
/ravi
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote: And if the author wishes to write software poetry or software novellas, he has to only fire up his COBOL compiler
Forget about COBOL, this is some devious code: Black perl poetry[^]
Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Even better! 
/ravi
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Is Osmo ghost-writting on tech blogs now?
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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I miss him: I really do.
TTFN - Kent
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I've long believed that the design of your software has a profound impact on how users behave within your software. "The bad news is Clippy was right."
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Quote: In my experience, nobody reads manuals, nobody reads FAQs, and nobody reads tutorials.
It's because of the way our world changed. Using software is an every-day action now, and no one wants every-day actions to be too hard. And if it has to been learned by reading more than 3 sentences - it doesn't worth...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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Indexeus, a new search engine that indexes user account information acquired from more than 100 recent data breaches, has caught many in the hacker underground off-guard. That’s because the breached databases crawled by this search engine are mostly sites frequented by young ne’er-do-wells who are just getting their feet wet in the cybercrime business. "And isn't it ironic, don't you think? "
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An internal Microsoft memo, distributed earlier today, outlines new restrictions on the company’s use of “external staff” — including a new limit on people who work on projects for Microsoft through vendors. The other shoe falls
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You know, if I was a cynical curmudgeon, I would say that Microsoft is positioning itself to be acquired. Laying of lots of employees, cutting all external consultants, and making statements about re-positioning its products are all the things a company does when it wants to make itself attractive to buyers.
Next, we will be hearing about Microsoft spinning off some of its products to "new companies." The likeliest candidate? Desktop development.
Marc
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Interesting notion, but who's got the money? Well, other than Apple or Google. Either way, that would be very 'interesting times'.
I do agree - spinoffs are likely. All the talk of 'becoming more like a startup' makes it sound likely.
TTFN - Kent
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So why did it take so long for Google to address the issue? While many paint the 1 ms timer as a "bug," Google consciously made the decision to set the system-wide timer at such a high rate and keep it there. It's all the fault of Flash
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Can you imagine the horror on their faces when they realise that what they are doing is actually not legal!
There's going to be mass hysteria and panic followed by an endless outpouring of grief and lamentation.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Tails OS can get straight to Pirate Bay.
Then, the torrent file you download can be used anywhere.
SSSSSHHHHHHHHH!
SECRET! 
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And reading about it automatically puts you on the NSA/GCHQ watch-list as a suspected naughty person. 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Reading? Heck. I bought a copy of The Ipcress File on DVD, and when I ran it up, it started in 4:3 in the middle of my newer-than-1995 tv screen.
The (used) copies of widescreen were being sold (illegally also!) for £99.
Pirate Bay was my only redress.
Of course, USING Tails is even worse than reading about it.
As Doctor Heinz Kiosk used ot say many years ago, 'we are all guilty'! 
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Nadella's plan to put services, software on all platforms means the Apple-IBM deal will have little impact on the enterprise-centric Microsoft. Taligent, OpenDoc, Pink...
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If I were apple I would steer clear of IBM.
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Yeah, that's a tough one to parse. I'm assuming it's so that IBM's consultants will start pushing iStuff.
Technology-wise, what does IBM have left that they haven't sold to Lenovo? I haven't heard boo about WebSphere in over a decade, and I do try to keep up with the news...
TTFN - Kent
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