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I seriously doubt that Microsoft is going to ban, oh, just for starters: * Photoshop * Illustrator * Premier * Avid * Office * Visual Studio etc. etc. Legacy
by cwyers 10y ago
I seriously doubt that Microsoft is going to ban, oh, just for starters:
* Photoshop
* Illustrator
* Premier
* Avid
* Office
* Visual Studio
etc. etc. Legacy applications are a huge reason for people to use Windows. Blocking themselves off from that rich ecosystem of applications is basically begging people to use a Chromebook.
- catdog 10y agoEasy, there will be special agreements for some of those bigger fish. And of course on the special versions of Windows enterprise customers get (which you can't buy individually that easy) this will still be allowed
- izacus 10y agoOr you just side-step the issue by creating a "Tablet" or "Personal" version that's cheaper and never let arbitrary software run there. Just like Apple did - on iOS running arbitrary software isn't expected and they're slowly moving towards running it on more and more devices including TVs and "Pro" iPad hardware.
- Lev1a 10y agoI mean, just try to imagine them blocking Steam and the impending shitstorm afterwards...