Comments on: Red Hat Warns of Microsoft Windows Azure Lock-In http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/09/02/red-hat-warns-of-microsoft-windows-azure-lock-in/ What's Next In the IT Channel Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:07:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Segedunum http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/09/02/red-hat-warns-of-microsoft-windows-azure-lock-in/comment-page-1/#comment-104817 Segedunum Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:24:18 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/?p=4667#comment-104817 There's little danger of Azure gaining any meaingful traction. Due to Windows licensing it will always be significantly more expensive than the competition, and if they make it cheaper or make the licensing free then they risk harming license revenue for Windows and other software they might host. It's just fundamentally as odds with Microsoft's core revenue generators. There’s little danger of Azure gaining any meaingful traction. Due to Windows licensing it will always be significantly more expensive than the competition, and if they make it cheaper or make the licensing free then they risk harming license revenue for Windows and other software they might host. It’s just fundamentally as odds with Microsoft’s core revenue generators.

]]> By: The VAR Guy http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/09/02/red-hat-warns-of-microsoft-windows-azure-lock-in/comment-page-1/#comment-104705 The VAR Guy Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:15:57 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/?p=4667#comment-104705 Jose X, John: Thanks for your views. The VAR Guy strives to keep an open mind and he's very curious to see where Microsoft takes Windows Azure. And the folks at VMware continue to enjoy momentum. But most of the buzz at Red Hat Summit echoes the comments you shared. Jose X, John: Thanks for your views. The VAR Guy strives to keep an open mind and he’s very curious to see where Microsoft takes Windows Azure. And the folks at VMware continue to enjoy momentum. But most of the buzz at Red Hat Summit echoes the comments you shared.

]]> By: John Bailey http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/09/02/red-hat-warns-of-microsoft-windows-azure-lock-in/comment-page-1/#comment-104702 John Bailey Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:03:08 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/?p=4667#comment-104702 If it has a Microsoft trademark, it has a lock in somewhere. Simple but true. The primary purpose of Microsoft products is to sell other Microsoft products. Using Microsoft provided solutions is like buying an all in one Hifi system. Great until one bit breaks. I prefer the hifi separates approach myself. Buy what you need when you need, and upgrade as you can afford or desire. As my 20 year old, but in perfect working order CD player can testify.. If it has a Microsoft trademark, it has a lock in somewhere. Simple but true. The primary purpose of Microsoft products is to sell other Microsoft products.

Using Microsoft provided solutions is like buying an all in one Hifi system. Great until one bit breaks.

I prefer the hifi separates approach myself. Buy what you need when you need, and upgrade as you can afford or desire. As my 20 year old, but in perfect working order CD player can testify..

]]> By: Jose_X http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/09/02/red-hat-warns-of-microsoft-windows-azure-lock-in/comment-page-1/#comment-104701 Jose_X Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:24:22 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/?p=4667#comment-104701 Makes perfect sense to keep a platform, the layers of software upon which everything else depends and through which everything else can be controlled, free and open at all times. Otherwise, we are risking compromises, not just of a particular feature or other (which can be sandboxed anyway), but of everything: all privacy, security, and integrity. Platforms are too important not to be made opened to audits and peer review. If we had no alternatives to closed platforms, fine, we'll use what we have (while we wait for the open alternatives to mature), but with (comparable) alternatives within reach (and actually less expensive to own and operate), I find no excuse to stay proprietary. http://windows7sins.org/ Makes perfect sense to keep a platform, the layers of software upon which everything else depends and through which everything else can be controlled, free and open at all times. Otherwise, we are risking compromises, not just of a particular feature or other (which can be sandboxed anyway), but of everything: all privacy, security, and integrity. Platforms are too important not to be made opened to audits and peer review.

If we had no alternatives to closed platforms, fine, we’ll use what we have (while we wait for the open alternatives to mature), but with (comparable) alternatives within reach (and actually less expensive to own and operate), I find no excuse to stay proprietary.

http://windows7sins.org/

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