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First Screenshots of Microsoft's Windows 10 Cloud OS Leak Online (zdnet.com)
The first alleged screenshots of Microsoft's Windows 10 Cloud operating system have leaked, courtesy of Windows Blog Italia. "The screenshots seem to show a coming version of the operating system that is locked down in a way similar to the way Microsoft locked down Windows RT and, before that the Windows 8.1 with Bing version of Windows," reports ZDNet. From the report: According to Windows Blog Italia, which said they've had a chance to test the current version of Windows 10 Cloud, the product can run Windows Store apps only. The site noted that Windows Store apps built using Microsoft's "Centennial" Desktop bridge, which enables developers to move their Win32 apps to the Windows Store, work on the version of Windows 10 Cloud to which they have access. UWP apps and Windows Store apps have not been synonymous terms. But the important point here is Windows Cloud will be locked down so as to prevent users from installing apps that are not in the Windows 10 Store, which can be seen as a plus from a security and manageability standpoint, but a minus given the less-than-robust collection of UWP/Store apps available for Windows 10. Microsoft is believed to be planning to position Windows 10 Cloud, at least in part, as an alternative to Chrome OS and Chromebooks.
Buy a Chromebook, install Wine, and now you've got a more useful computer than this.
Both Microsoft and Linux seem to try to constantly copy bad things from mobile. In Linux's case, it's mostly user interface, while in Windows, it's both user interface and an "app store". Why do everyone hate PCs so much nowadays? My guess is a combination of people's love for dumb machines and corporate's desire for control, but I am really not sure if this is the reason.
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Windows Blog Italia is backed by Microsoft. The images were not leaked, they were released. Had it been a leak, the entire domain would now be offline.
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Who is this for? No-one bought the starter or RT editions. Consumers didn't want them, preferring to either get a proper version or just pirate the damn things. OEMs tried it, found they didn't sell and quickly ditched them.
At best, it will be a shit version of a Chomebook or Android tablet. After Windows Mobile failed due to lack of support from third parties you would think they would have learned their lesson that Window's biggest selling point is the vast library of compatible software.
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Namely the inability to do business without going through MS. Even if Steam can be distributed through Windows Store, can it still perform transactions without giving any money to MS, implement its own DRM scheme, and load 3rd party executables (i.e. the games downloaded)?
In addition, though Win32 apps can be distributed through the Windows Store, this does nothing for the many apps that are no longer in active development, including older versions of applications preferred by some users. Any apps that go against Windows Store policies won't be available, which includes many useful utilities, emulators... and I guess doing software development is out of the question here as well.
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Have the Redmond shills ever thought of another formula beyond "I have been a long-time Linux/BSD users, but ever since I discovered Windows, my erections are twice as a hard!"
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.