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As a linux user with an Android phone and a healthy fear of Microsoft, I think the Windows Store is probably the best thing in the world for end-user computing
by cryptoz 14y ago
As a linux user with an Android phone and a healthy fear of Microsoft, I think the Windows Store is probably the best thing in the world for end-user computing coming out of Microsoft today. They are catching up to the package managers that Linux users have taken for granted over the last couple decades. They are catching up to the centralized update system and offering improved security.
I haven't owned a Microsoft product in many years, but the store is, to me, one of the best moves they've made...like, ever. Not sure what possible disadvantage there is to having it.
- edwinnathaniel 14y agoThis discussion is rather interesting: http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?biz.5.845575 http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?biz.5.845575. App Store seems to have a lot of advantages but nobody knows the long-term effect of this.
- dkhenry 14y agoIf it were just a package manager then I would be fine. However this is like a linux distro saying that if any program wants to use X then it will need to be installed via the package manager and must be approved by their rules, and by the way you can't install 3rd party apps that compete with our apps.