Not a prediction just a heading to refer to a Microsoft article http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32658340 that may indicate something about the direction of software releases.
I think that's become normative already. While they do change numbers constantly, browser updates are now pushed out the door in weekly increments. I don't know if an OS can really go quite so fast, but Apple has gotten into yearly cycles.
Logos is pretty much fast cycle already. We're on 6 and it seems to get better every week or so.
It doesn't mean the end of Windows as a desktop OS; it just means the end of that numbering scheme. There will be more of a subscription model and more frequent updates.
Faithlife has already moved in that direction, so this is not going to negatively impact Logos.
"The company said it had yet to decide on what to call the operating system beyond Windows 10." Maybe they should call it Windows Now. [:)]
I can't see a subscription model ever working for hardware, though. So people will still buy new computers. What will the Microsoft OS on their new computer be called 5 years from now? Just Windows? They will still need to have some sort of internal version numbering. They'll need to know what version people are using in order to provide tech support.
I see this as more of a marketing decision than a technical change.
I'm still holding out on air particle computers(don't know what to call it but that's what I'm calling it)like you see in the Marvel Universe stuff.
CD music came very close to completely eliminating vinyl records. Vinyl is back.
The more the paper books become a rarity the more people will want them. Get those presses rolling.
I fear that in order to remain profitable this model will require subscriptions... seems familiar?
The trend toward the impermanent is worrisome: from physical media to digital, from local storage to cloud, now from set versions to no versions. I hope that there are people who actually think about societal implications and more longer term (besides profit)...
I guess the next question is this: currently third-party software makers prepare for compatibility with Windows 10 just as they did with previous versions. How will they cope with incremental changes that blur the line between update and upgrade? More pointedly, what impact could this have on Logos?
Moo-oo-ha-ha.
Interesting questions to consider. We will just have to wait and see. I'm confident that Faithlife will figure out what are the best solutions moving ahead.
How will they cope with incremental changes that blur the line between update and upgrade? More pointedly, what impact could this have on Logos?
Hopefully they won't be a secretive as Apple e.g. the wi-fi debacle.
