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by hnlmorg2 hours ago |
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upvoteby dangus1 hours ago|
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The issue is that nobody (relatively speaking) uses Windows Server.

I don’t even think Microsoft is all that adamant that their customers use it.

It’s just not competitive with Linux and that ship has sailed. Linux is better and costs $0. Microsoft lets you run .NET applications on Linux and they’re better there.

I think the same thing happened with SQL Server. Nobody’s choosing it for new projects, its niche is basically legacy software.

I agree that Apple is missing an opportunity with business and enterprise but I think the issue is that they’re so far behind that catching up would be a massive investment that might never pay off.

This is similar to saying that Microsoft missed an opportunity with smartphone ecosystems. They could spend billions on getting a smartphone back on the market and it would arrive and everyone would ask the question “why am I buying this when my iPhone has X million apps on its store and is a nearly perfect device?”

If Apple Enterprise Cloud was available today who is switching and why? Apple would have to undercut established players to convince businesses to switch via a massive migration effort.

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upvoteby mapontosevenths1 hours ago|
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I work with fortune 500 clients, and all of them use Windows server for something. Usually a lot of somethings. For example: Active Directory.

If we look at Microsoft's revenue I think it's pretty clear that they do in fact care an awful lot about Windows Server - or at least should.

In fiscal year 2025, Microsoft Corporation's revenue by segment:

    Devices: $17.31 B
    Dynamics Products And Cloud Services: $7.83 B
    Enterprise Services: $7.76 B
    Gaming: $23.46 B
    Linked In Corporation: $17.81 B
    Microsoft Three Six Five Commercial Products And Cloud Services: $87.77 B
    Microsoft Three Six Five Consumer Products and Cloud Services: $7.40 B
    Other Products And Services: $72.00 M
    Search Advertising: $13.88 B
    Search And News Advertising: $13.88 B
    Server Products And Cloud Services: $98.44 B
    Server Products And Tools: $98.44 B
    Windows: $17.31 B
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upvoteby lozenge20 minutes ago|
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You only need a couple of Active Directory and Exchange servers here and there. But who's using IIS or SQL Server these days? Sharepoint also seems to be on a downturn.
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upvoteby throw0101d36 minutes ago|
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> Linked In Corporation: $17.81 B

Hwat? How does LinkedIn generate revenue (as much as "Windows")?

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upvoteby badpun18 minutes ago|
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All recruiters get paid accounts.
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upvoteby dangus43 minutes ago|
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I don’t think this is clear at all because the segments are lumped together and highly unclear.

What’s the difference between “server products and cloud services” and “server products and tools?”

I assume the former is Azure and the latter is on-premise.

In that case if we lump 365 in with server products and cloud tools then it shows that 2/3 of the enterprise revenue is going to cloud and 1/3 is on-premise (and I assume that 1/3 is declining over time)

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upvoteby austinrm36 minutes ago|
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> If Apple Enterprise Cloud was available today who is switching and why?

Not sure about others, but I would switch if it meant I no longer needed to rely on Google Workspace.

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