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their "store" failed because nobody wanted to go through all their BS. Now they're making it so anyone with a keyboard can add to their package manager. Probab
by eggsnbacon1 6y ago
their "store" failed because nobody wanted to go through all their BS.
Now they're making it so anyone with a keyboard can add to their package manager. Probably with the end goal of a walled garden ala Android and Apple.
The next stage is probably to "sandbox" whatever code runs in these installers into a virtual restricted environment. I would bet money on it.
- mavhc 6y agoSounds like a good idea, hey, that's exactly what Windows 10X does. Do you really want every app to have access to pretty much every piece of user data on the system, and every other app?
- eggsnbacon1 6y agoI just want to be given the option. 90% of the creepy stuff MS and Google do is for "performance" and "security"
- mavhc 6y agoWell, that's why there's Linux