So a company, who refuses to port its applications to Linux, is experimenting with UWP for future products. Adobe's Experience Design (XD) CC is going to arrive on Windows later this year, and a representative from Adobe claimed on Twitter that it will use Microsoft's UWP platform. Granted, we're not talking about something like Photoshop or After Effects, but rather a UX mock-up tool, sort-of along the lines of Pencil Project.
It's unclear whether UWP will be a choice.
The logo looks like it's laughing at us with its tongue out.
I still find UWP a concern as Microsoft, while responding to some feedback, still has some key restrictions in play that limit free sharing. Until it becomes technically (or legally) unfeasible for Microsoft to lock down the platform, there will always be the concern that they could, for instance, revoke people's ability to develop software or remove (or prevent installation) of existing software. Even if they don't want to do it themselves, someone with authority over them may just compel it, such as a government who is against encryption.
If you build it, someone will abuse it. The only thing preventing Microsoft from realizing their Windows RT vision, if they still choose to, is the popularity of Win32 applications and how incompatible they are with that framework. We, as a society, want them to remain popular enough that Microsoft cannot afford to abandon it. They want to. They hate the stigma that Windows is where viruses are. That's reasonable, but they're not just throwing out the bathwater.
As an aside: they also want a platform that is less reliant upon x86, and could be recompiled for other hardware if Intel doesn't go where Microsoft wants to be. This is kind-of ironic if you think about it.
How much MS paid for Nokia
How much MS paid for Nokia and how much did they get this days?
Quit Win32, move everything on UWM and in next few months everybody will have enough money to buy MS.
Should I remind them what happened with RT?
Do they really think Intel will focus on ARM or ARM is capable to run real OS like Windows?
ARM processors were able to
ARM processors were able to run Windows RT just fine. Windows 10 probably isn’t a big jump up from RT.
Windows 10 with the desktop
Windows 10 with the desktop application APIs removed is what UWP is all about, it’s still TIFKAM/RT with some new naming to obfuscate that bad windows 8/TIFKAM taste away for those fools who can not connect the dots! UWP will be one fenced in sandbox with the M$ store getting that 30% on all UWP action. Do not forget that the windows 10 EULA allows M$ complete control over what actions M$ can take once they get closer to that 1 billion locked down in eternal UWP(Universal Windows Peasant) servitude.
M$ is employing the best bought and paid for spin doctors to spin up some initial plausible deniability! But that windows 10 EULA will come back to bite those fools that agreed to its terms and conditions that negate completely any of that initial plausible deniability hook line and sinker that those fish-eyed fools bit into so freely thinking that they where getting a “FREE” feast from Redmond with no aramid fiber attached.
M$ will make a fish fry dipped in tear infused batter out of the succulent prime fillet of fools sizzling up to a golden brown in its Redmond style fish and chips feast.
Can’t take anyone serious who
Can’t take anyone serious who abbreviates Microsoft as M$.
Can’t take Microsoft serious
Can’t take Microsoft serious when they launch Windows RT then drop it then launch it as Continuum then … WTF?