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This would be more believable if distribution of UWP software was possible without the Store, f.e. with sideloading like on Android.
by tdkl 11y ago
This would be more believable if distribution of UWP software was possible without the Store, f.e. with sideloading like on Android.
- zanny 11y agoYou can't install iOS apps without the store, and Microsoft definitely favors being more Apple than Google.
- vonmoltke 11y agoThat's the point. To get full access to Windows features you have to go through the store.
- jcotton42 11y agoYou can enable sideloading quite easily in Settings
- jblow 11y agoToday you can do that. This is a boiling-the-frog kind of situation. They do just enough to get people today to accept what they're doing, then the next steps come later.
- cwyers 11y agoEnabling sideloading is a developer convenience feature. It's not really meant for end-users. I don't think shutting off developer features is part of their future roadmap, and your certainty about it is unsettling to witness.
- jblow 11y agoDid you read Microsoft's reply to Sweeney's article? They basically used sideloading as an excuse for why this isn't anti-consumer.