| ▲ | add-sub-mul-div 7 hours ago |
| Not Microsoft. "Sideloading" is not even a term in Windows culture the way it is with Apple and Google because it's not a second-class citizen. |
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| ▲ | groundzeros2015 5 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| Old windows yeah. Now they also require code signing, etc. |
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| ▲ | Aurornis an hour ago | parent [-] | | Not required Source: I use Windows and Windows VMs sometimes and install whatever I want without hassle. |
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| ▲ | girvo 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| That’s not for lack of trying, though: remember Windows RT? |
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| ▲ | ACCount37 6 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | MS has mostly abandoned that approach now. But during Windows 8 days? Yeah. There was a legitimate concern that MS will lock down Windows and try to funnel everything through Microsoft Store, establishing an Apple-style walled garden. The concern was serious enough that Valve took a defensive posture and started investing into Linux support. Which, at first, largely failed - but eventually resulted in Steam Deck. | | |
| ▲ | girvo 6 hours ago | parent [-] | | For sure, and I'm glad they backed off from it. I'm also glad they did it because of how it pushed Valve into making Steam OS so good. But Microsoft really did want to go down the same path, and I do not trust them not to try it again. |
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| ▲ | wiseowise 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | WinRT wasn’t locked down. | | |
| ▲ | girvo 6 hours ago | parent [-] | | The Surface RT that I tried absolutely was, and everything else I'm seeing to make sure I'm not misremembering shows that Windows RT was still locked down. So you should expand on what you mean. Windows S Mode shows that Microsoft still thinks this is a good idea, too. |
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| ▲ | musicale 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| > Not Microsoft No Steam on Xbox Series X/S, last I heard. > Apple Steam still works on macOS, last I checked. |
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