When it's difficult to use Windows at one of the world's biggest Tech giants, you have to wonder how long windows can stay relevant in the tech/dev space.
Actually, having worked at Google and used Goobuntu (which was great) and then tried to use Ubuntu LTS outside the constant vigilance of a large support team, it isn't a threat to Windows (or OSX).
The challenge in an Enterprise that doesn't have a stock to penguinistas to keep it on the straight and true, it goes pear shaped at odd times for unpredictable amounts of time. That and the fact that there is no "real" third party software for it makes a lot of folks sad. (see the other conversation on HN on why that is)
It's always been a big challenge to manage thousands of MS Windows desktops and it certainly has not gotten substantially better with BYOC / mobility of users.
The real challenge for MS will come with establishing Windows 8 in the corporate space - don't believe that it will be happening without substantial changes / limitations removed by MS.
Reminds me a bit to the first versions of Windows activation / update a few years ago when MS had to paddle back almost the whole way before commercial customers started to upgrade to the new Windows version.
When it's difficult to use Windows at one of the world's biggest Tech giants, you have to wonder how long windows can stay relevant in the tech/dev space.