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I just don't get why they would put up a barrier to entry by requiring Windows 10 - at least I can't think of any technical rationale.

ultramancool 11y ago
Well, you can always patch the check out and find out what happens.
elchief 11y ago
probably for the same reason that Apple requires you to own a mac to build an iPhone app
- s73v3r 11y ago
  That's not the same at all. This is literally just putting an image on an SD card.
  - TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
    An image that is only useful if you have a Windows 10 app to run in it. It lacks a Windows shell.
- TheOtherHobbes 11y ago
  Except that OS X and iOS are both Apple environments for Apple hardware, while the Pi is an independent hardware product. So no - there is no good reason for making Win 10 essential, beyond corporate dementia. Seriously. Why on Earth does MS seem to think there's going to be a stampede to install an OS that doesn't do anything outstandingly special, has a high cost of entry (in time and effort, if you don't want Win 10) and is already competing with a good few established contenders?
  - TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
    > Except that OS X and iOS are both Apple environments for Apple hardware, while the Pi is an independent hardware product. Windows 10 IoT Core doesn't have a shell. It's only worth putting on the Pi if you have a Windows 10 app developed for it.
  - nivla 11y ago
    >Why on Earth does MS seem to think there's going to be a stampede to install an OS that doesn't do anything outstandingly special Well if I can get flash and silverlight to work, that would make my raspberry pi Media Center complete. When you work with raspberry pi you will realize how limited it is. Even most popular programs that work with Ubuntu does not work with it. I still can't even a decent browser on it, and by decent I mean something that only uses up < 80% CPU.

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I just don't get why they would put up a barrier to entry by requiring Windows 10 - at least I can't think of any technical rationale.

by intrasight 11y ago

ultramancool 11y ago
Well, you can always patch the check out and find out what happens.
elchief 11y ago
probably for the same reason that Apple requires you to own a mac to build an iPhone app
- s73v3r 11y ago
  That's not the same at all. This is literally just putting an image on an SD card.
  - TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
    An image that is only useful if you have a Windows 10 app to run in it. It lacks a Windows shell.
- TheOtherHobbes 11y ago
  Except that OS X and iOS are both Apple environments for Apple hardware, while the Pi is an independent hardware product. So no - there is no good reason for making Win 10 essential, beyond corporate dementia. Seriously. Why on Earth does MS seem to think there's going to be a stampede to install an OS that doesn't do anything outstandingly special, has a high cost of entry (in time and effort, if you don't want Win 10) and is already competing with a good few established contenders?
  - TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
    > Except that OS X and iOS are both Apple environments for Apple hardware, while the Pi is an independent hardware product. Windows 10 IoT Core doesn't have a shell. It's only worth putting on the Pi if you have a Windows 10 app developed for it.
  - nivla 11y ago
    >Why on Earth does MS seem to think there's going to be a stampede to install an OS that doesn't do anything outstandingly special Well if I can get flash and silverlight to work, that would make my raspberry pi Media Center complete. When you work with raspberry pi you will realize how limited it is. Even most popular programs that work with Ubuntu does not work with it. I still can't even a decent browser on it, and by decent I mean something that only uses up < 80% CPU.