On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 4:06 AM, Administrator
Well, I think whether it's about security or not is debatable (but not actually relevant in the end - because it's coming and that's how it's being /sold/ to the mass market). If secure boot is enabled for Windows8 and the user keeps Win8 on the machine, then it has to be dealt with by any additional OSes on the system if the Win8 install is going to be booted into with any sort of regularity.
I'm not convinced it's coming, apart from in marketing materials. The general public have shown remarkably little appetite for the relentless upgrading from one version of your-OS-of-choice to the next, especially with no perceived benefit. "Security" isn't a major concern for most people using computers & the internet, so it will take major scaremongering or some variety of blackmail to convince people that they should move.
Win7 has only just (or will soon, depending upon who you believe) made it to 50% share, 3 years after release.
We should exclude the major corporate from our consideration as they don't do openSUSE. Unfortunately, I can't find stats excluding these guys.
David
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1. Yes, the "post-PC" mass market is in a rapid state of flux, mostly because you can *almost* be as productive as a mobile knowledge worker with a cloud-backed iPad as you can with a 5+ pound $1200US laptop, and the iPad provides a *much* better platform for consuming media. 2. Security on Windows is a major hassle. That's probably the only thing Google's ChromeBooks have going for them - their security model is hassle-free. UEFI is Microsoft's best shot at a hassle-free security model. They're going to push it hard with all the cash and hype they can muster. Linux desktops *are* going to be wounded in the process, and Linux distros that delay dealing effectively with the UEFI issue will simply cease to exist as a force on the desktop/laptop. 3. Only time will tell whether Windows 8 tablets can create new customers and take customers away from iPads. If Microsoft can find insecurities in iOS that aren't in Windows 8 tablets and the Windows 8 tablets are less expensive and more secure, you'd better believe that's going to matter to consumers. -- Twitter: http://twitter.com/znmeb Computational Journalism Server http://j.mp/compjournoserver Data is the new coal - abundant, dirty and difficult to mine. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org