cache instead of cash, intentional pun or freaudian slip?  ;P

Well, I can see it coming down to this: ego and timing.  Ego would be MS saying we are going with metro no matter what, everyone else will just have to get used to it.  Then there's timing.  DOS didn't go away in win 3.1.  It didn't go away in Win 95.  Nor in 98.  You could still run DOS through XP.  After that, no more DOS.  The only thing I see happening this time is instead of multiple iterations to get rid of the DOS, it'll be 2 or 3.  This one is the introduction and getting people used to the app store.  Next time, there will be a big push for the MS app store (and like XBox, certification will cost money).  For Win 10 at the latest, it'll be your only option.

See, now windows is going to have the tools to enforce certification.  And people are used to it because of the iStore and Sony.  This is the best time (new interface) to start pushing forced certification on developers.  You want to have your app on the WinTab?  Ok, get certified and only sell it in our store.

Want to isn't going to be a part of using the store.  Required to in order to be on windows will be.  As for office and server, those will probably be WinStore only for Win 9, if not Win 8.

Here's the thing, MS is nasty about protecting it's stuff.  My PC recently crashed.  Recovery disks (to fix things) cost more money because of MS's license agreements.  You can only make one set on your PC because of licensing agreements.   Oh, and now MS is trying to automate spying on you in your home.  You don't get a patent like that unless you plan to either make money on it or to use it.

I really think MS is going to try and do away with the whole open platform thing, in part of Apple's successes and in part of their own Xbox experiences.

WARK!

Thus Spoketh Winterclaw: a blog about a Winterclaw who speaks from time to time.

 

(using Poser Pro 2014 SR3, on 64 bit Win 7, poser units are inches.)