Why Microsoft is betting big on consumer cloud services
Why Microsoft is betting big on consumer cloud services
Posted: 09 Jun 2014
Microsoft officials are big believers in the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend.
It turns out they're also betting big on the potential impact of bring your own services (BYOS) or bring your own cloud (BYOC) -- whichever acronym you prefer.
Microsoft management increasingly gets the question: How are you going to make money if you're giving away software and services for free? Free OneDrive storage. free OneNote apps for Microsoft and non-Microsoft platforms. Free Skype apps and services. Nice for consumers, but how will the company monetize these things beyond the possibility of ads?
After reading through a transcript from last month's JP Morgan Technology, Media & Telecom Conference appearance by Judson Althoff, President of Microsoft North America, I think I have a better understanding of what the Softies are thinking on this front.
I can see this happening.
Remember when Microsoft gave schools operating system or very cheap.
If you get the youngsters hooked on Windows in schools they will buy Windows later on in life.
It's kind of like a lost leader item in a store.
I'm not sure of the security problem with BYOD.
Those devices could have all kinds of infections and then hook into a cloud system.
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Home made Desktop OS: Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64 CPU: Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3 Motherboard: ASUS X-99 Deluxe II Memory: Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400 Graphics Card: EVGA GTX 1070 OC Monitor(s) Displays: Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q Screen Resolution: 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI Keyboard: Das 4 Professional Mouse: Logitech M705/MX Anywhere 2-S PSU: EVGA Platium 1200W Case: Phanteks Luxe Tempered Glass 8 fans/ one radiator Cooling: XSPC/ Water Cooled CPU Hard Drives: INTEL SSD 730-240 Gb Sata 3.0/ Internet Speed: 100 mbits Browser: I.E. 11 default/Firefox/ ISP Time Warner Cable/Spectrum Antivirus: Microsoft Security Essentials/ Malwarebytes Premium 3.0/ SAS Other Info: LG BluRay Burner/
Sound system-KLipsch-THX/
Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.
If you take notice at the new advertisements "slate pro's" at 800.00 u.s.
The ones I've seen only have a 64 gig hard drive
Unless your into flash drives cloud is your only other option,
Best thing for Microsoft is a monthly payment for storage/ office apps.. the new business model,
Clouds okay until you run out of free space
Cheers.
Source: Microsoft Azure Media Services expands End-to-End cloud video platform with Live Encoding, Azure Media Player and new partnerships | Microsoft Azure Blog
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