Comment on Microsoft is blocking Windows Customization Tools

• strawberry@kbin.run ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  who the hell needs an app store on PC?

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  • joyjoy@lemm.ee ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Linux does a centralized, curated software repository with support for updates and it’s loved.

    Windows does a centralized, curated software repository with support for updates and people question why it’s needed.

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    • BombOmOm@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That’s because the windows one came a decade+ too late, has a bunch of restrictions (particularly at launch), and generally doesn’t fit with the ecosystem.

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      • joyjoy@lemm.ee ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        At least they made a good choice with winget.

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  • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    There’s lots of things in OSes that you don’t need but are very useful to have.

    I imagine you’re reeling at the idea of an app store on PC primarily because you know the Microsoft store to be absolute dog shit, and you’d be right, because it’s a steaming turd.

    But if you look over at the Linux world and installing apps is generally as simple as: open the software centre, search for software, press the install button, you’re done. Updates will be done either manually or automatically through the software centre, for all of your apps.

    Now, contrast that with what people do on Windows: open your web browser, search for the software, make sure to click the link to the correct website (which isn’t always obvious if you don’t know the developer name), navigate to the download page, select Windows [version] x86_64, open your downloads folder, run the installer with admin permissions, go through an installer, delete the installer file. Updates will be handled by an updated service for each individual app and most love to start running immediately after booting your machine.

    A better app store is absolutely something Microsoft should be looking into

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    • strawberry@kbin.run ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      that's true. on Linux, I used the software center or whatever. Microsoft store tho? never

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    • captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thing is, I think Microsoft has a vested interest/legal responsibility to their shareholders to make sure the Windows Store is as constipated as possible.

      They can’t have Firefox or Chrome in there, they have to push their browser, Edge, because their shareholders will sue them if they facilitate installing someone else’s spyware instead of their own. They don’t put old versions of Solitaire or FreeCell in there, because the new ones run ads. Third parties are either as evil as Microsoft, or they won’t touch their store with a barge pole.

      So what’s in the Microsoft store? Office, Minecraft Bedrock Edition, and a bunch of worthless crap you’ve never heard of.

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