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Microsoft Confirms Windows 10 'S Mode' (bleepingcomputer.com)
An anonymous reader shares a report: Microsoft head honcho Joe Belfiore confirmed today that Windows 10 S won't be a separate Windows version anymore and that Microsoft will ship an "S Mode" with Windows 10 starting 2019. "Next year 10S will be a "mode" of existing versions, not a distinct version," Belfiore said today on Twitter.
You know, you need to actually explain what the heck what you're writing means. S mode my....
First, Windows S, which locks out all programs except Windows Store ones, is offered. Then merged with the mainstream OS. I have a feeling that it may wind up becoming the default, then "non-S" mode eventually becoming a chargable extra, or even deleted sooner or later.
Maybe I need a better tinfoil hat. For some purposes, "S-mode" can be useful, but I wonder if it really can protect against Trojans or malware.
From TFA
Windows 10 S is eerily similar to Chrome OS. Windows 10 S —now Windows 10 "S Mode"— limits users to installing apps only available on the Windows Store. This is exactly how the lightweight Chrome OS works, which also limits users to installing apps from Google's Chrome Web Store and Play Store only.
But yeah. The F in TFS is verging on FuckedUp
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In brilliant marketing fashion, the "S" stands for nothing at all, according to Microsoft. All it signifies is that the version of Windows you're using can only run Universal Windows Platform apps, making it largely useless for anyone who wants to use their computer for much more than e-mail and web surfing. Oh, and no web surfing with any browser except Edge. Whee.
Irony: Agile development has too much intertia to be abandoned now.
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There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper. We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical. We can roll the image, make it flutter. We can change the focus to a soft blur or sharpen it to crystal clarity. For the next hour, sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear. We repeat: there is nothing wrong with your television set. You are about to participate in a great adventure. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to – The Outer Limits
so it's the Shittier mode?
It's about time they made Windows 10 S free. All pirate copies of Windows 10 that fail to activate get to be Windows 10 S. If you have a paid license, you get Home or Pro. Anyone can download the media creation tool and install Windows 10 S without a license.
That's my prediction. Though give it 2 more years and anyone not paying for a subscription to Windows will get the "S" edition and everyone else will be downgraded.
S mode is the shit mode.
That is highly inaccurate.
It gives administrators the right to lock down machines and remove any possibility of running into problems with legacy compatibility issues.
For virtually all office and education uses, Windows S mode is totally sufficient. It's also a boon for Grandma, who all too often agrees to install some crapware from a popup. It makes life a lot easier, and in reality will force developers to abandon legacy Windows code. Honestly, in my opinion, Microsoft has sacrificed too much appeasing legacy software users. This option should have been available since Windows 8 at the very least. This probably would have resulted in more software available on the Store.
Is it for gamer nerds? No. This is why they have the option of using standard Windows.
A Chromebook, is more of a mobile device in a Laptop frame. Today when someone buys a Personal Computing Device, they have options now, for a cheap chrome book or a tablet. Good for most peoples daily activities. Or to get a Full fledged PC/Laptop where they are expecting to be able to do more with the expensive hardware.
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
S is supposed to be for Secure. Microsoft's walled garden mode. They think it'll be a big hit. The funny part...
They are consistently out of touch with people actually want their computers to do. That's just Microsoft. It's why they have to strong arm everyone into buying their product, because they have never really quite figured out how to actually innovate. This, however, surprised me with the depth of just how deeply ignorant they really are. My concern is that they will reverse this. They will claim that "S" mode is wildly popular and requested and will "relent" and give it by default to everyone, and make you pay to use anything else on your computer.