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https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-j...ting-installation-of-bloatware-in-windows-10/
Here's my thoughts on what will happen, and I'm sure many will disagree. As soon as the Windows App store showed up in Windows 8 it seemed obvious to me what the end game was. Next step is to keep accidentally turning this on by default with new updates (that cannot be stopped). Then make the dialogs more cryptic and terrifying. This is simple dark pattern stuff, right in their wheelhouse. DX13, Windows UWP exclusive. All moving forward to the final move: Dropping win32 support from Windows 10 home, probably coinciding with major update and the extended support runout. You'll buy it back with a monthly fee or something, legacy apps or whatever. It'll be at least a few years before they do that of course, but its where they want to be.
Yes, yes I know. Trolling MS hate. They would never do that, just like the other stuff they would never do but then did.
Why wouldn't they though? Only enterprise customers will really complain (in a way that has actual teeth), and they're already paying monthly fees so let them keep legacy apps. Other people don't matter, "gamers" can go buy an xbox or essentially pay for Games for Windows like they wanted you to do in the first place. Or developers will have to switch to windows store titles, which MS gets 30% cut of anyway. There's no escape. Its genius.
Here's my thoughts on what will happen, and I'm sure many will disagree. As soon as the Windows App store showed up in Windows 8 it seemed obvious to me what the end game was. Next step is to keep accidentally turning this on by default with new updates (that cannot be stopped). Then make the dialogs more cryptic and terrifying. This is simple dark pattern stuff, right in their wheelhouse. DX13, Windows UWP exclusive. All moving forward to the final move: Dropping win32 support from Windows 10 home, probably coinciding with major update and the extended support runout. You'll buy it back with a monthly fee or something, legacy apps or whatever. It'll be at least a few years before they do that of course, but its where they want to be.
Yes, yes I know. Trolling MS hate. They would never do that, just like the other stuff they would never do but then did.
Why wouldn't they though? Only enterprise customers will really complain (in a way that has actual teeth), and they're already paying monthly fees so let them keep legacy apps. Other people don't matter, "gamers" can go buy an xbox or essentially pay for Games for Windows like they wanted you to do in the first place. Or developers will have to switch to windows store titles, which MS gets 30% cut of anyway. There's no escape. Its genius.
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