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I am particularly interested in what you’ve got towards a central apps repo

Considerably off-topic beneath this information merchandise, however I’ve nothing towards a central retailer ansich. Steam is mainly only a repo solely then particularly for video games eg, supreme so long as each recreation developer has an alternate if desired

Nevertheless, I’ve a lot of sensible and principled objections to the particular implementation from Microsoft, which presently outweigh the comfort of 1 central location:

– I merely do not just like the interface on a desktop display screen (Home windows 10), fullscreen photos, low knowledge density, tough to navigate (examine the ‘Video games’ tab with Steam) and so forth.

– The prospect of being ‘scammed’ is unusually a lot larger by way of the MS Retailer than with basic purposes. Scammed intentionally in brackets as a result of based on different feedback that is apparently OK legally, however that does not make it morally much less objectionable or much less complicated for the top person.
Simply search with Google (or Bing, DuckDuckGo ) on well-known free software program equivalent to Paint.NET, 7Zip or Audacity: You get consequently solely the location of the authors, one thing like sourceforge.web who host the identical installer totally free or tutorial pages from third events that solely give some ideas and sometimes additionally hyperlink again to the unique.
Now do the identical within the MS Retailer, instantly on web page 1 there are additionally lots of clones from third events that do nothing greater than launch an current piece of open-source software program beneath their very own identify, typically for fee or with commercials In fact with a reputation and emblem that at the beginning sight are fully similar. How is a median person alleged to know which one is from the unique maker and which is the model that’s neatly maintained/supported?

– If the MS Retailer truly will get severe traction sooner or later, I concern that MS could make the choice that manually executing .exe information turns into inconceivable by default and it’s important to examine a separate setting a la Android (they already attempt them with gadgets that ship in Home windows 10/11 S modes by default, and Home windows RT previously). Efficient implies that as a software program maker you might be obliged to work by the Retailer as a result of in any other case you’ll miss 90%+ of potential prospects. Once I have a look at the rationale why an Apple or Google generally rejects Apps, I am not essentially ready for an additional middle-man between myself and the software program supplier, particularly if that middle-man is similar entity because the OS itself.

[Reactie gewijzigd door !mark op 22 oktober 2022 18:54]