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If I get this right, the only apps you will be able to run in the Desktop are: - Internet Explorer 10 - Office 15 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote). What abo
by mrpippy 15y ago
If I get this right, the only apps you will be able to run in the Desktop are:
- Internet Explorer 10
- Office 15 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote). What about Outlook, Visio, etc.?
- Windows Explorer
- Wordpad? Solitaire? Remote Desktop Client?
And that's it.
If I want to, say, unrar or un-7z a file I just downloaded, I'll need to go back to a Metro 7z app to do that?
Or what if I want to use Chrome or Firefox? Does this even comply with Microsoft's EU obligations (the browser ballot, etc.)?
Leaving the desktop environment only available to Microsoft apps is a very slippery slope, and I think it'll be a serious point of contention for developers and users. It really has to be all-or-nothing.