

Software giant's former tech chief is uncertain how Windows 8 will fare



I. The Man Who Might Have Been CEO



Ray Ozzie at Microsoft
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Metro Apps in Windows  8



III. The "Gloom and Doom" Scenario



PC in the trash
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Source: Reuters

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Post-desktop world
By DrApop on 3/9/2012 10:19:59 AM , Rating: 2
It may still be several years away but I think the value of an OS is slowly diminishing. As we begin to transition to more web apps there may be less of a need for a monster sized OS. It will be more of just an interface rather than the bulk that it is now.

Some will still want the big hulking, fastest processor, fastest video card, 800W power supply, 16 gigs ram, and 3 tb harddisk with the heavy duty OS. But I think most would be happy with a smaller scaled OS, use internet apps, and play angry birds.

Not to mention that there are a number of apps for video and content creation available on the net (albeit limited in strength). But for the vast number of users...including most business users, something like google apps or Zoho apps would work fine....and you don't need a bloated behemoth of an OS to run it...and it runs on all OS's that allow internet access.

And as far as I am concerned...the metro UI looks like crap and I don't like it. But that is just me.

