Microsoft is going to adapt "rapid development" cycle!

[Jonguy30]

While browsing another forum I came across this news piece someone had posted. Microsoft is looking to 'fundamentally change the way Windows is shipping'

It appears Microsoft is going to adapt the same "rapid release" development cycle that google and mozilla also have implemented. And of course they're saying things like "we will release updates and features as soon as they're ready". But that just means software is going to become more and more broken. I didn't expect Microsoft to adapt this "rabid release" stuff.. a big thumbs down for Microsoft

[Moonchild]

So, even more reliance on being tethered to Microsoft servers and being force-fed whatever whimsical change they want to push out?

[Night Wing]

I think this has to do more with forcing "subscription" on the sly with their products than with rapid release using the word "shipping".

After reading the article in the link, I'm glad I'm using linux 90% of the time.

[New Tobin Paradigm]

Gee I wish I had saw this coming.. OH WAIT.. I DID.. back when it was called the Microsoft .NET Strategy in 2001...

[Trippynet]

I've heard this kind of thing before. MS also tried it with Windows 8 and it just caused them multiple headaches, support and upgrade issues.

Also, the other problem they have is that the more versions they have out there, the more will just be skipped by businesses that can't be bothered upgrading every 5 seconds. Many of them have only just finished migrating to Windows 7...

[Night Wing]

I've heard this kind of thing before. MS also tried it with Windows 8 and it just caused them multiple headaches, support and upgrade issues.

I think the reason why there was a year's difference in time between Windows 8 (Oct 2012) and then Windows 8.1 (Oct 2013) was because of the refusal of many (me included) Windows 7 users who didn't need, want or like Windows 8 to being with and the market share showed it. With Windows 8.1, Microsoft "tweaked" it a little hoping Windows 7 uses would give up Windows 7 and upgrade to Windows 8.1 and that didn't happen either and the market share for both operating systems is showing that too. This tweaking also caused headaches for some people who had trouble upgrading from Windows 8 to Windows (8.1).

For this "rapid release cycle" which I think is nothing more than a "trojan horse" for software subscriptions, I think Microsoft is outlining a plan for it's future business wise, but I think this plan is poorly thought out when it comes to Microsoft's home and business users/customers. Speaking as a home user, I know I will never go the subscription/rapid release route.

[Supernova]

It seems to me you're absolutely right about that "software subscription" strategy, Night Wing.

[JodyThornton]

Gee I wish I had saw this coming.. OH WAIT.. I DID.. back when it was called the Microsoft .NET Strategy in 2001...

That also involved locally installing apps (like Office apps) on the server and then running them as terminal apps on the workstation. It was a level up from terminal server implementations. And then it also involved running apps in a "cloud" like fashion. There were some good ideas in there.