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Or you know - a better solution - allow recompiled programs to be run on the desktop and allow sideloading of metro applications. The surfaces will disappear in
by venomsnake 13y ago
Or you know - a better solution - allow recompiled programs to be run on the desktop and allow sideloading of metro applications. The surfaces will disappear in a matter of days.
- iamshs 13y agoYou are talking about Surface RT. Side loading will allow the present troves of ransomware and nasty toolbars to run amok on the Start Screen. And just allowing sideloading will not generate considerable interest among masses, to be frank.
- venomsnake 13y agoNo it won't ... it is very easy to add additional to MS key to allow singing of code. Sideloading will create interest in geeks and developers. And in some businesses. Anyway this is very cheap experiment to make ... the tablets are written off and it requires a simple patch.
- iamshs 13y agoEnterprises have their own separate store and the Enterprise Surface RTs allow sideloading [1]. And I think XDA developers already have a jailbreak tool and can compile desktop applications on RT [2,3]. [1]- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/jj874388.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/jj874388.aspx [2]- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2092158 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2092158 [3] - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2092348 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2092348
- r00fus 13y agoThey're too afraid to cannibalize their existing laptop sales, but also not competent enough to jump both-feet-in like Apple. One part of the company wants Surface to succeed, another is deathly afraid of such success, while knowing that the ground is eroding beneath their feet. Thanks to the torture that is stacked ranking, these two groups are very invested to fighting each other rather than the company's competitors.