The End of Windows
It isn&#x27;t really the end of Windows - it&#x27;s the end of Windows&#x27; dominance of Microsoft mindshare.<p>Windows 10 was the giant step in that direction - an always updating, maintenance mode, single OS that MS will need to support. Arguably until Win 7 dies out they won&#x27;t be entirely there but once they are, maintaining Windows is a much simpler affair than yesteryears.<p>None of this means Windows itself is dying - it only means the OS has matured enough for the needs of present and any future needs will be addressed as and when they arise - instead of inventing the future they will abide with it on their own schedule.<p>This allows Microsoft to focus on things that truly matter for the future without killing Windows or spending a lot of resources on advancing&#x2F;supporting it. It&#x27;s not hard to imagine Windows stays a very dominant client OS for a long time to come - even if the overall PC market share continues to decline, because none of the alternatives are there and nobody is going to invest the resources to get them there.<p>I will also add that Satya&#x27;s success lies in speeding up this strategy that started late under Ballmer and also in executing so well on it. Considering the scale of what MS is doing - Office ports to iOS, Android, Windows 10 releases, Azure, ton of other Enterprise stuff (Exchange, O365, Development tools, cross platform stuff like .NET Core, VS Code etc) - the change of course and the success they are having with it all - you can&#x27;t argue it&#x27;s not a phenomenal achievement.