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by badRNG 2234 days ago
The polemic style writing is really off-putting, but I wholeheartedly agree with this.

I know Microsoft keeps trying and failing, but I think they will eventually succeed with a separate version of Windows that is clearly a separate "walled garden" product, that is far more secure, far better performance, only supports UWP apps, and is uncoupled from being in the backwards-compatibility hell that the "main" Windows variant is.

Such a product "powered by Microsoft Office" would be an incredibly compelling Chromebook competitor. As to whether or not it will support ARM, support AD, or even be open source, only time will tell. I could definitely see something like Windows X or a rebuilt Windows S (locked into S) being a glimpse into this future.
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hakfoo 2233 days ago
It sounds a lot like Windows RT.

Marketing it would be an incredibly tiny needle to thread-- promoting the OS can run Microsoft Office while immediately changing the message when they ask about every old no-source-available compiled-for-Windows-98 app.

It feels like the people who can switch easily probably jumped to Chromebooks already.

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badRNG 2233 days ago
It is a lot like Windows RT, because I feel like they've been trying this model every year. Windows RT, Windows 10 S Mode, Windows 10X...

The latter (designed for dual screen laptops) is coming to single screen devices. https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/4/21246561/microsoft-windows...

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atomi 2234 days ago
I don't personally find it off-putting. Op made some great points. and they deserve to be addressed on their merits, not on their tone.
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noirbot 2234 days ago
You can make great points without saying everyone else on the site is "levels of stupid". That's unnecessary, unhelpful, and just escalates the debate immediately. OP is the one who brought an incensed and polemical tone to this thread - asking everyone else to only react to the substance just gives them a free pass on what is innately anti-social behavior that detracts from a civil discussion.
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atomi 2234 days ago
No, I know. I get the ideological desire for the point you make. But I find some levels of rancor endearing, genuine and humanizing especially when the points seem to merit it.
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noirbot 2234 days ago
Some of it is also the OP seems to have a history of just going around making incendiary posts and insulting the intelligence of anyone they disagree with. It's endearing the first time - when you've got a pattern of it, and often don't actually bother to reply or discuss with anyone, you're just a flame-bait.
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