Not many recent posts here for using Windows 7 for a HTPC server. It's the last Windows OS all the Microsoft spyware patches can be easily removed and costs practically nothing if you buy a used PC from eBay. Just curious.
Extended support doesn't officially end till Jan 2020 if I remember correctly. Until then M$ will continue to provide security updates for it, so it's still plenty safe to use. Given that something like 35-40% of their customers are still actively using Win7 in some form or other, and their absolutely intrusive shambles of a replacement, I don't see many folks giving up on it even at that point.It's also out of support, so the attack surface gets bigger every day. Most of us are at least a little concerned about security issues. Less of an issue if it's not internet facing, but attacks spread inside a LAN too. Just things to be aware of.
I agree, and I for one began going down that route, right after I dumped Win10 beta. I still have and personally use several Win7 boxes, but it will be the last money I ever give M$ for an OS, until such time as they put a stop to all this crap. It's not for everyone though, some folks will be quite happy with whatever M$ comes up with or force feeds them and will likely never dig deeper into alternatives, and that's fine too. Freedom of choice is a wonderful thing...But why?
There is several very viable linux based options that work just as good if not better and cost way less.
Also no hustle of keeping it licenced.
Not gonna happen anytime soon... unless...it starts hurting their bottom line.I agree, and I for one began going down that route, right after I dumped Win10 beta. I still have and personally use several Win7 boxes, but it will be the last money I ever give M$ for an OS, until such time as they put a stop to all this crap. It's not for everyone though, some folks will be quite happy with whatever M$ comes up with or force feeds them and will likely never dig deeper into alternatives, and that's fine too. Freedom of choice is a wonderful thing...
The great thing aboutcloud computing is a utility business and the margins are/will be < 3%.
Nope, none. As a sysadmin, Windows 7 is the bane of my existence. My goal is to have it eradicated from all my networks by Q3 2019(only a few stragglers). I deal extensively in Powershell, and every time I have to interact with a Windows 7 box and powershell, I hate it. Even with WMF5.1, it is still missing a significant number of newer cmdlets.Not many recent posts here for using Windows 7 for a HTPC server. It's the last Windows OS all the Microsoft spyware patches can be easily removed and costs practically nothing if you buy a used PC from eBay. Just curious.
How did this actually work? Is there a way to get wmc on win10?I still have Windows Media Center NUCs attached to every one of my TVs. Fortunately, they are running Win 10 1809 with WMC 8.8.1 merged into it.
Works great!
MS exec's are not stupid and they all know about the margins. Here is a hint: margins for Office 365 is pretty good and it is the ephitamy of rich client backed by cloud for a killer SaaS solution.Not gonna happen anytime soon... unless...it starts hurting their bottom line.
But..but... Microsoft is "now" a "cloud first" company... their focus is the "cloud/Azure/whatever the next iteration will be...", so they don't give two hoots about Windows. Office is already a paid subscription to an online/SaaS software renting model... and they want Windows to be that way as well!... **** me...
I predict...and my crystal ball may not be perfect, but it doesn't run on Windows... that in the not too distant future, Microsoft will come to the "Oh Jesus" (no offense to Christians...not a religious thing...) moment, where they realize that cloud computing is a utility business and the margins are/will be < 3%.
The pendulum will swing the other way then, and suddenly we'll hear...Windows XX!!!! Remagined! Magical! Better than ever! <insert adjective>... for only...$$$
Microsoft is/was a dying business, this whole cloud push is delaying the inevitable.
Windows Media Center for Windows 10 - gHacks Tech NewsHow did this actually work? Is there a way to get wmc on win10?
I have win7 box but I find myself mostly using YouTube on the browser and use XBMC to watch DVDs. IIRC, the best thing about WMC was the DVR feature which became defunct. Why do you still use WMC?
Not gonna happen anytime soon... unless...it starts hurting their bottom line.
But..but... Microsoft is "now" a "cloud first" company... their focus is the "cloud/Azure/whatever the next iteration will be...", so they don't give two hoots about Windows. Office is already a paid subscription to an online/SaaS software renting model... and they want Windows to be that way as well!... **** me...
I predict...and my crystal ball may not be perfect, but it doesn't run on Windows... that in the not too distant future, Microsoft will come to the "Oh Jesus" (no offense to Christians...not a religious thing...) moment, where they realize that cloud computing is a utility business and the margins are/will be < 3%.
The pendulum will swing the other way then, and suddenly we'll hear...Windows XX!!!! Remagined! Magical! Better than ever! <insert adjective>... for only...$$$
Microsoft is/was a dying business, this whole cloud push is delaying the inevitable.