Why Microsoft Keeps Beating Apple And Google With Windows
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2021
- Microsoft Windows debuted in 1985 and for the past two decades it has been the dominant PC operating system worldwide. In 2020, Windows had almost 83% market share by unit shipments, while Google Chrome OS had 10% and Apple’s Mac OS had 7%, according to Gartner.
From solitaire to its iconic start button and start up sounds, productivity apps, gaming and corporate computing, Windows changed the way we use computers. The legendary Windows 95 helped propel the company to dominate the market in personal computing. Microsoft has introduced many versions of Windows since its inception with some more memorable than others.
It’s competed with IBM, Apple, and Google for market space. According to Microsoft, there are more than 1.3 billion devices running Windows 10 worldwide on a monthly basis.
Today, Windows only makes up 14% of Microsoft’s business but remains a critical part of it. The company just announced the latest version Windows 11.
CNBC spoke with former Microsoft employees including Terry Myerson, Michael Cherry, Brad Silverberg and Tandy Trower to get a look back at over three decades of Windows.
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Why Microsoft keeps beating Apple and Google with Windows
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who remembers that just a decade ago, putting "computer skills" on your resume would make you stand out as a potentially better job candidate lol
OS Market share be like: 83% Windows 10% Chrome OS 7% Mac OS
If Microsoft didn't missed the timing on smartphones and internet search it would be too powerful.
Never knew Solitaire was there to practice drag & drop.
I remember when Windows 95 debuted, they interviewed an older couple who bought a copy of the program, despite the fact they didn't even own a computer of any kind.
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I love when company executives state they don't want to leave Windows, because "we would have to retrain our workers", when in reality they don't train anyone to begin with.
It's funny how the product was named Windows instead of Gates.
Let's not forget that Microsoft sends updates to both: the legal and pirated versions of Windows.
I had a 30-year career based on understanding basic programming (learnt on the Commodore 64/early PCs in the 80s) and MS-DOS (very complicated) in the early 90s. Technology slowly got simpler to use, so wages went down. I did I.T operations in 1992 and earned $80,000. Today, in 2021, you would earn $30-35,000 for the same job. I moved into computer gaming in the mid 90s, seeing its growth, and so kept my wages high. As gaming became more "corporate" I left and retired, at 57. Understanding technology so early allowed me to buy cheap Microsoft and IBM shares, they have stood me in good stead for my retirement. So thank you Commodore, thank-you Microsoft. You gave me such a great career and a great life!!!
As long as smart phones come with OS installed and without opportunity to install different OS, the status quo in terms of market share can never be overturned.
It's difficult to convey how amazing Win95 was. It was like magic. And the best thing... Progress bars that showed you almost exactly where in a process you were. It's odd that I miss that so much.
Whoa, I didn't know Chrome OS has surpassed MAC OS in terms of shipments?
those youtubers say like the MAC just got 80% of market share. In fact it is 8%. LOL
I am so fortunate to have lived through all this as a high school computer science teacher. Microsoft gave me exquisite tools to get young programmers excited about their futures in the world of computing. It makes me feel good about what I did with my life. Thank you Microsoft!
What has frustrated me with Microsoft is them adding more junk to each OS and trying to force me to work a certain way. They can't stand the thought that users are different. Windows XP and 7 was great because you could uninstall a lot and start with a nice, simple, clean OS.
Microsoft doesn't limit their OS just one computer which Apple does. Also, the PC is cloned, their are many manufactures of PCs and you can build your own custom PC. Apple does not allow this with the Mac and allow MacOS to be installed on MAC's only. This limits your choices.
Everybody needs some windows in their house, so that's why Microsoft is winning.
I switched to Apple in 2006. Loved the interface. Ended up changing gears to study Human-Computer Interaction in graduate school, and I remained an Apple person for several years. Then, for whatever reason, Apple all but abandoned the MacOS in favor of iOS, and the interface, the interoperability, and the joy of Apple software just went out the window. I switched back to Microsoft Windows in 2019.
Ok here are the reasons: