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TL;DR: Microsoft has introduced a new version of Windows 10 called "Windows 10 S"[1]. The big differences are that you can only install apps from the Windows St
by casca 9y ago
TL;DR: Microsoft has introduced a new version of Windows 10 called "Windows 10 S"[1]. The big differences are that you can only install apps from the Windows Store and you can't join an on-premise domain. This walled garden approach is designed to "enhance securrty" and kill off Win32 with the convenient side-effect of allowing Microsoft to block apps from competing vendors, so you'll use Edge and not Chrome.
[1] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-s https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-s
- cubano 9y agoI can't for the life of me see why I would ever want such a monstrosity on my desktop...perhaps certain help-desk and locked down corporate configurations could benefit slightly from a walled-off version of Windows, but much of this is already available using Group Policies and such, so I just don't get it. Please don't tell me they are trying to androidize the desktop, because that could possible be the most hairbrained idea MS has ever had, esp. this late in the game.
- allenz 9y agoThe app model is particularly aggravating since Edge is less secure than Chrome, e.g. https://tech.slashdot.org/story/17/03/21/2330222/microsofts-edge-was-most-hacked-browser-at-pwn2own-2017-while-chrome-remained-unhackable https://tech.slashdot.org/story/17/03/21/2330222/microsofts-...
- wink 9y agoI don't get how they can try this again[0] in all seriousness [0]: First hit, article should give enough facts and keywords, if you don't remember or never heard about bundled IE in Windows in the EU: http://www.pcworld.com/article/166606/how_does_unbundling_ie_in_the_eu_solve_the_problem.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/166606/how_does_unbundling_ie...