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The relevant issue is sideloading and proprietary compilation. iOS falls down because it is impossible for a user to build an app from source and install an app
by Evbn 14y ago
The relevant issue is sideloading and proprietary compilation. iOS falls down because it is impossible for a user to build an app from source and install an app on a vendor-approved machine.
- ConstantineXVI 14y agoAs far as I can make out, as long as you have the debug tools and a 'developer license' (just need a MS ID, no fee), you can install arbitrary un-approved Metro apps on WinRT/8. Compilation still has to happen on an x86 machine (no MSVS on ARM; csc is actually on the WinRT image but missing DLLs); it's not great but still somewhat better than the iOS situation.