• Truscape@lemm.ee
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      5 hours ago

      Yeah, if the MS store and UWP apps worked out for Microsoft (they didn’t lol).

      Now win11 is “okay, now this really will be last version of windows, because you can’t refuse installing our crap.”

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        3 hours ago

        if the MS store and UWP apps worked out for Microsoft

        Interestingly, that’s exactly what prompted Valve to invest heavily into Linux compatibility. They saw a future where Windows became an iPhone-like OS where most users only obtained apps and games via Microsoft’s store, and they absolutely did not like that idea.

        That future never came, but later on the project would pay dividends by allowing the Steam Deck to exist.