Published by Robert Pogson July 11th, 2012
in technology.
““Just 0.18 percent of all the computers that went online during June ran one of the previews of Windows 8, statistics Net Applications showed last week. Of those PCs running Windows, 0.2 percent — or 20 out of 10,000 — were powered by Windows 8.
“As in April, when Computerworld last used Net Applications’ data to analyze Windows 8 uptake, the new OS’ June numbers were dramatically lower than Windows 7′s at the same point in its development.
“In June 2009, four months before its launch, Windows 7 accounted for 0.75 percent of all computers and 0.80 percent of all Windows machines. In other words, Windows 7′s share was four times that of Windows 8.””
Users and OEMs are grim about “8″‘s prospects. What are retailers going to do, open bargain-basements for “8″?
see Is the End Of the Windows Era At Hand? « FOSS Force.
- Robert Pogson
Published by Robert Pogson July 11th, 2012
in technology.
“all three holes can be exploited remotely”
So much for the vaunted security of that other OS. All versions since XP sp 3 have been actively exploited by malware artists for a month. All the malware artists had to do was insert some XML in a website to do whatever they wanted with PCs and servers running that other OS.
It’s just foolish
- to rely on that other OS for most IT, and
- not to punish M$ for waiting months to fix a problem M$ created that rendered so much IT a liability.
This vulnerability was public back on June 12 but was detected way back on March 22. “Assigned (20120322)”
It is a crime in Canada to cause death by negligence. That is analagous to cause most of IT to be so simply compromised and not to at least warn the world about the uncovered manhole that is M$’s OS. Instead M$ proclaims this or that new feature added to the bloat and making their stuff so wonderful…
I recommend Debian GNU/Linux because it works for you and not some corporation utterly unworthy of your trust.
Debian: “We will not hide problems
We will keep our entire bug report database open for public view at all times. Reports that people file online will promptly become visible to others.”
see Microsoft patches a critical hole in XML Core Services – The H Security: News and Features.
“Microsoft has patched an under-attack zero-day vulnerability in XML Core Services as part of the July edition of Patch Tuesday.”
see also The Register
- Robert Pogson
Published by Robert Pogson July 11th, 2012
in technology.
The “Good Old Days” when all M$’s partners viewed M$ as a huge cash-cow are long gone. OEMs now think of “the tax” as a tax. They know small cheap computers sell and using M$’s OS is going to make their products less competitive:
“Sources also noted that Windows 8 is unlikely to help significantly boost PC demand before 2013 since the new operating system will increase hardware costs due to some components needing to feature additional functions such as touchscreens to allow the operating system to perform fully, while the addition of the operating system’s licensing costs, the increasing expenses are expected to boost Windows 8-based products’ end prices to a rather unfriendly level.”
Chuckle… Expect to see competition on retails shelves with that other OS getting less shelf-space in the future. Wintel was worried about prices when a PC was ~$1K for a box and the OS cost 15% of the price. Imagine how terrified they are when the OS costs 50% or more of the price of a small cheap PC and on the same shelf a consumer is likely to see $200 and $100 prices for essentially the same hardware with the higher price covering that other OS… When prices are no longer hidden from consumers, choices will be made and M$’s share of the pie will plunge. The ultimate horror for Wintel? Seeing */Linux on all PCs everywhere in retail spaces. The house of cards will have the monopoly-card removed this fall.
see Microsoft unveils Windows 8 OEM licensing charges.
- Robert Pogson
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