Salesforce.com CEO believes Microsoft’s Windows has become ‘irrelevant’

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Published on October 20, 2012

published on October 20, 2012

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According to Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff, Microsoft’s Windows operating system has become “irrelevant.” On top of that, Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system will “mark the end” of Windows’ dominance due to increased competition and alternatives.

Benioff believes that CIOs will ask the question, “am I going to Windows 8, or am I going to something else?” Benioff believes that Windows has become “irrelevant” and will be displaced by next generation wireless networks and cloud services. But we are not at that point yet. “Everything is not heterogenous client, everything is not LTE, everything is not cloud … But we’re going to this great new place in our industry,” Benioff believes. Next-generation mobile devices are the root cause for this change, as Benioff believes that interest in Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) to work is becoming more popular than using a PC. Regardless of what he thinks, this is just his opinion and many people can or will disagree. Do you agree with his views on Windows?

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Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time). For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web. Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they're looking for.