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If Microsoft is smart, they will continue to support large productivity applications in major industries that don't fit into an app store model. The kinds of t
by nickhalfasleep 6y ago
If Microsoft is smart, they will continue to support large productivity applications in major industries that don't fit into an app store model.
The kinds of things that work better on a full Windows 10 machine.
- pratik661 6y agoI think the "Commoditize your complement" mantra is used by megacorps to justify their investment in open source. In this case, 3D modeling is probably complementary to their AI investments.
- pjmlp 6y agoglTF 2.0 breakthrough adoption was triggered by Microsoft contributions to move glTF 1.0 beyond WebGL as target API.
- boudewijnrempt 6y agoMicrosoft actually helped me put Krita in the Windows Store. The revenue from that meant that I not only didn't have to find another day job, but that I could hire two other people to work on Krita. Of course, we're cheapskates, and we don't give ourselves a lot of money, but it's still very nice not to have to work on very security-sensitive C++ code in a place an hour by train from where I live for 45k euros a year without pension plan, health insurance or travel reimbursement.