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Have I understood correctly: if you have Windows 10 S you won't be able to get Chrome (or any app) not approved by Microsoft? If that's true, then anti-trust i

by jarym 9y ago

Have I understood correctly: if you have Windows 10 S you won't be able to get Chrome (or any app) not approved by Microsoft? If that's true, then anti-trust issues will once again loom. This time, MS will not be able to drive their competitor (Google) out of business like they did Netscape.

lowmagnet 9y ago
They may have to relax centennial rules to allow 3rd party browsers if there's enough pressure. The motivation really seems to be pushing UWP, which sandboxes apps, and de-emphasizing the 17-year-old win32 stack.
youdontknowtho 9y ago
The anti-trust issues aren't really the same on many fronts. The current administration won't prosecute them. They aren't the majority platform anymore. They are actually working more in Open Source than is easy to convey in one comment.
- objclxt 9y ago
  > The current administration won't prosecute them. Anti-trust isn't the exclusive domain of the US, Microsoft have a long and storied history with the European Commission. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Corp_v_Commission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Corp_v_Commission
Keyframe 9y ago
How is that different from iOS and App store?
- tantalor 9y ago
  The App store has a lot of users.
r3bl 9y ago
That's essentially the same thing that Google is doing on Chrome OS and Apple on iOS. There's absolutely no difference between it. I highly doubt that Google will sue them for doing the same thing they're doing on the same market even (cheap, affordable laptops).
- kazinator 9y ago
  Except that nobody wants Internet Explorer on iOS or Chrome OS ... or any other OS. So it's moot.
ungzd 9y ago
Now it's an industry practice (iOS, Chrome OS) so they're not villains anymore. Users that install unapproved apps (via jailbreaks and vulnerabilities) are villains now.
- majewsky 9y ago
  s/villains/customers/ Windows 10 S is "only" 50 bucks away from running all those unapproved apps.
  - technofiend 9y ago
    It's cheaper than that... I bought two upgrades from Windows 10 Home to Pro on ebay for less than $30.
    - majewsky 9y ago
      > Home to Pro We're talking about Windows 10 S.
      - technofiend 9y ago
        Fair enough... I guess I was thinking the license upgrade TO Pro would work the same for S and it does for Home. Then again maybe MS will really check both source and destination and reject Home to Pro upgrade keys. /shrug.
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by jarym 9y ago

lowmagnet 9y ago

They may have to relax centennial rules to allow 3rd party browsers if there's enough pressure. The motivation really seems to be pushing UWP, which sandboxes apps, and de-emphasizing the 17-year-old win32 stack.

youdontknowtho 9y ago

The anti-trust issues aren't really the same on many fronts. The current administration won't prosecute them. They aren't the majority platform anymore. They are actually working more in Open Source than is easy to convey in one comment.

objclxt 9y ago
> The current administration won't prosecute them. Anti-trust isn't the exclusive domain of the US, Microsoft have a long and storied history with the European Commission. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Corp_v_Commission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Corp_v_Commission

Keyframe 9y ago

How is that different from iOS and App store?

tantalor 9y ago
The App store has a lot of users.

r3bl 9y ago

That's essentially the same thing that Google is doing on Chrome OS and Apple on iOS. There's absolutely no difference between it. I highly doubt that Google will sue them for doing the same thing they're doing on the same market even (cheap, affordable laptops).

kazinator 9y ago
Except that nobody wants Internet Explorer on iOS or Chrome OS ... or any other OS. So it's moot.

ungzd 9y ago

Now it's an industry practice (iOS, Chrome OS) so they're not villains anymore. Users that install unapproved apps (via jailbreaks and vulnerabilities) are villains now.

majewsky 9y ago
s/villains/customers/ Windows 10 S is "only" 50 bucks away from running all those unapproved apps.
- technofiend 9y ago
  It's cheaper than that... I bought two upgrades from Windows 10 Home to Pro on ebay for less than $30.
  - majewsky 9y ago
    > Home to Pro We're talking about Windows 10 S.
    - technofiend 9y ago
      Fair enough... I guess I was thinking the license upgrade TO Pro would work the same for S and it does for Home. Then again maybe MS will really check both source and destination and reject Home to Pro upgrade keys. /shrug.
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