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by rusticpenn 1257 days ago
The reply was on point and serious . Mainframe still exists and generates billions in revenue. Windows/ Microsoft lost their foothold in a new market. However Microsoft is also transforming into a cloud first company.
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dmarchand90 1257 days ago
Also the reply gives reasonable time estimates: 20 years. I think this is about right as web apps clear dominance wouldn't be until roughly the mid 2010s anyway
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pjmlp 1257 days ago
Well the cloud is the new mainframe, hence why "Azure OS" is the new Windows.
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rusticpenn 1257 days ago
Cloud is not the new mainframe. Maybe in 15 years.
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pjmlp 1257 days ago
It surely is from the point of view of timesharing and thin clients, and I am not sure if I wouldn't rather use JCL instead of YAML.
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