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liquidsquid wrote:With that said, it will never fly in the engineering community. For this you MUST have a non-S OS. To remove support for legacy apps like compilers, simulators, CAD tools, etc would be far too expensive of an NRE to throw at developers.
Chrispy_ wrote:Ben Funk is on point.
cphite wrote:The original plan was that Windows 10 S would be a "lite" version of Windows that would only run Modern Apps from the store; but that would have the full Windows 10 components built in so that they could be activated, for a fee, making whatever device is was installed on a full Windows machine.
Now the plan (apparently) is that Windows 10 will have an "S mode" that disables everything except the ability to run Modern Apps from the store.
I don't see the difference. In both cases, it's the full code but with only limited functionality; which means that in both cases, it's taking up more space on your device than you'd like; which kinda misses one of the main points for having a slimmed-down version of the OS in the first place.
NovusBogus wrote:
Microsoft should really be focusing its efforts on retaining business and power users, not chasing after a non-customer base that's never going to buy Microsoft under any circumstances. If they aren't careful they're gonna wind up with nobody at all.
sweatshopking wrote:Out of context and negative, just as you like it
End User wrote:sweatshopking wrote:Out of context and negative, just as you like it
Not sure how "context" factors into it.
Negative? Hell ya! Microsoft keeps doing dumb things at the low end. They should be moving Windows forward.
LostCat wrote:they aren't really cancelling anything
End User wrote:LostCat wrote:they aren't really cancelling anything
Windows 10 S has been cancelled and has being replaced by Windows 10 Home (with S "Mode").
S "Mode" is garbage. S "Mode" on ARM is even worse. One would be better off getting a Chromebook or an iPad. This piece of crap is still available for pre-order with Windows 10 S. It is an absolutely laughable state of affairs.
I just ordered a T480 with Windows 10 Pro. Thank heavens I can run apps sourced from outside the lame Microsoft Store.
End User wrote:Windows 10 S has been cancelled and has being replaced by Windows 10 Home (with S "Mode").
End User wrote:Windows 10 S has been cancelled and has being replaced by Windows 10 Home (with S "Mode").
S "Mode" is garbage. S "Mode" on ARM is even worse. One would be better off getting a Chromebook or an iPad. This piece of crap is still available for pre-order with Windows 10 S. It is an absolutely laughable state of affairs.
I just ordered a T480 with Windows 10 Pro. Thank heavens I can run apps sourced from outside the lame Microsoft Store.
DancinJack wrote:I am totally willing to back you up, and I think everyone else is too, that the Windows Store is completely barron and awful as it stands.
LostCat wrote:DancinJack wrote:I am totally willing to back you up, and I think everyone else is too, that the Windows Store is completely barron and awful as it stands.
Hell no. I like using the Store for everything I can except Gears of War 4, which so far I have not gotten to actually work. Haven't tried recently though.
Everything I use except Google stuff is on there, I already have a few AAA games, and a lot of music apps I use are on there too.
Except for Google Chrome and gaming in general I have no reason to use anything but the Store anymore, and I like it that way. (Well, technically still waiting for iTunes to hit it. But I'm not married to iTunes, I just liked the Apple Music sub.)
DancinJack wrote:I'm happy for you. You're one of like, ten people, who can actually do that.
LostCat wrote:DancinJack wrote:I'm happy for you. You're one of like, ten people, who can actually do that.
And you're one of like a billion people who haven't even looked at the store recently.
DancinJack wrote:Like I said. I am glad that the Windows Store works for you, but it doesn't work for me, and a lot of other people, in its current form.
Redocbew wrote:I fear I'm spawning a bunch of grammarian posts here, but considering Edge has ~4% of the market share I'm not sure I'd call even that "mainstream" anymore.
LostCat wrote:Everything I use except Google stuff is on there
LostCat wrote:and gaming
LostCat wrote:with so many mainstream apps and games having just showed up, not so much.