Sony believed that they had so much market share that they could make a console that was leaps and bounds more complicated to code for, which would lock devs in and prevent them from going elsewhere, and they’d just have to suck it up because of said market share. Sony was wrong, and they lost out big time that generation (although they did manage to win the Blu-ray vs hd-dvd format wars).

Microsoft seems to believe they have so much market share that they can force people to upgrade to a privacy invading, ai infested piece of crap, and that everyone needs to suck it up because market share.

I’ve already started hearing wind that people, in statistically significant numbers, are finding alternatives… so is this the same situation as the ps3?

Just a passing musing without much to back up the gut feelings.

  • /home/pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 hours ago

    And Microsoft might be right this time. My mid size organization for example is locked in to microsoft, we use the Office suite, AD, Teams, their ERP system, Windows servers, Windows desktops, outlook, etc.

    I would love to go the Foss route but let’s be real, the costs that would save would quickly be overshadowed with learning to set it all up.

    Let me know if I’m wrong here, I really am open to moving over but it’s a massive undertaking.

    • Wispy2891@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      Steps to slowly escape are this:

      1. Install Debian + samba 4 on a server, configure to run it as an active directory server
      2. Join that server to the work domain as a backup domain controller
      3. Install onlyoffice on all computers and set it to use onedrive
      4. Meanwhile install nextcloud and get used to that with a small part, with onlyoffice.
      5. Migrate the users that don’t use too much Microsoft 365 to nextcloud instead of onedrive, onlyoffice+nextcloud instead of office, nextcloud talk instead of teams
      6. Start to decommission one windows domain controller and let the Debian domain controller do its work.
      7. The escape door is open, start to escape

      Alternatively can do the same with “Univention Corporate Server (UCS)”, which is the same stuff, but packaged with a nicer UI (it’s a paid product, based on Debian)

      In the short term, even if it’s free, having someone do this work will definitely cost more than paying the license for windows server + all the user CALs + the office 365 subscriptions but I think ROI in 5-7 years