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IMO, it would be fantastic if there was something like Docker for Windows. Imagine being able to bundle up games in individual containers and easily being able

IMO, it would be fantastic if there was something like Docker for Windows. Imagine being able to bundle up games in individual containers and easily being able to move them from machine to machine as you upgrade. Same thing applies for other Windows apps.

smtddr 13y ago
The developers of DRM for Windows games would probably make sure that doesn't work.
- jamtur01 13y ago
  Not if it's an option for installation. Or if they start shipping them like that. Steam springs to mind. :)
wslh 13y ago
Docker is to Unix almost as Microsoft App-V/VMware ThinApp/Symantec Workspace Virtualization products are to Windows. Not exactly the same but closer.
- newman314 13y ago
  Precisely, it's not the same. There still a whole bunch of fiddling going on. I'll stick to my statement. I want something Docker-like for Windows so that I can easily move things from one machine to another.
  - wslh 13y ago
    It seems like they are working on it: "Microsoft Corporation : Patent Issued for Extensible Application Virtualization Subsystems" http://www.4-traders.com/MICROSOFT-CORPORATION-4835/news/Microsoft-Corporation--Patent-Issued-for-Extensible-Application-Virtualization-Subsystems-17940954/ http://www.4-traders.com/MICROSOFT-CORPORATION-4835/news/Mic...