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>That depends on how far Microsoft and Apple go with the tabletization of Windows and OS X in the next few years. >We need Linux as a third (and 4th, 5th...) op

>That depends on how far Microsoft and Apple go with the tabletization of Windows and OS X in the next few years. >We need Linux as a third (and 4th, 5th...) option for all of us edge cases that don't fit the standard consumer mold. Err, what about Android? >I don't think that Microsoft will ever manage to completely force the app store on everyone--solely because of enterprise customers--unless maybe they force you to use it on home/basic and make it optional on business/enterprise That is already the case. To sideload apps home/pro versions you need a valid developer license. To sideload on Windows Enterprise the domain IT admins can do it. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsstore/archive/2012/04/25/deploying-metro-style-apps-to-businesses.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsstore/archive/2012/04/25/depl...

learc83 14y ago
>That is already the case. To sideload apps home/pro versions you need a valid developer license. To sideload on Windows Enterprise the domain IT admins can do it. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsstore/archive/2012/04/25/depl.. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsstore/archive/2012/04/25/depl.... Not really a windows guy, so I didn't know it had gotten that bad. Wow. >Err, what about Android? Android is far too rigid in it's current iteration to use as a general purpose OS. There's just too much you can't do with it. Google has it's vision of what it should be and you have to fight to fight the OS to break away from that (try removing the navigation bar on 4.1). Android could work as a general purpose OS, but it would require a major fork.